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Beale, Mary, 1633–1699 — Mary Beale

1633–1699

(Baptised Barrow, Suffolk, 26 March 1633; buried London, 8 October 1699). English portrait painter, active in London, where she moved in intellectual circles. She was the daughter of a clergyman and many of her portraits are of churchmen.

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Portrait of a Boy Mary Beale (1633–1699) (attributed to)

Portrait of a Boy Mount Edgcumbe House
Henry Cavendish (1630–1691), 2nd Duke of Newcastle 1676 Mary Beale (1633–1699) (attributed to)

Henry Cavendish (1630–1691), 2nd Duke of Newcastle 1676 English Heritage, Kenilworth Castle
James Scott (1649–1685), 1st Duke of Monmouth Mary Beale (1633–1699) (attributed to)

James Scott (1649–1685), 1st Duke of Monmouth Warwick Shire Hall
Isaac Barrow (1630–1677), Master (1673–1677), Mathematician and Theologian Mary Beale (1633–1699)

Isaac Barrow (1630–1677), Master (1673–1677), Mathematician and Theologian Trinity College, University of Cambridge
Portrait of a Boy c.1682 Mary Beale (1633–1699)

Portrait of a Boy c.1682 Victoria and Albert Museum
Portrait of a Baby 1690–1730 Mary Beale (1633–1699) (attributed to the circle of)

Portrait of a Baby 1690–1730 V&A Museum of Childhood
Abraham Cowley (1618–1667) Mary Beale (1633–1699) (attributed to)

Abraham Cowley (1618–1667) Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford
John Wilkins (1614–1672) c.1670 (?) Mary Beale (1633–1699)

John Wilkins (1614–1672) c.1670 (?) Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford
Thomas Fountayne Mary Beale (1633–1699)

Thomas Fountayne Temple Newsam House, Leeds Museums and Galleries
Portrait of a Lady, Half-Length, in a Brown Dress Trimmed with Lace, in a Sculpted Cartouche Mary Beale (1633–1699) (circle of)

Portrait of a Lady, Half-Length, in a Brown Dress Trimmed with Lace, in a Sculpted Cartouche Chawton House Library
Dean Stillingfleet 1677–1689 Mary Beale (1633–1699)

Dean Stillingfleet 1677–1689 St Paul's Cathedral
Portrait of a Physician late 17th C Mary Beale (1633–1699) (attributed to)

Portrait of a Physician late 17th C Dulwich Picture Gallery
Judith Sibthorp 1683 Mary Beale (1633–1699)

Judith Sibthorp 1683 Usher Gallery
Anna Maria, Countess of Shrewsbury (1642–1702) 1659 Mary Beale (1633–1699) (attributed to)

Anna Maria, Countess of Shrewsbury (1642–1702) 1659 Ingestre Hall Residential Arts Centre
Theodore Randue, Esq. (1643–1724), Keeper of Charles II's Bedchamber and Founder of the Royal Free School in Windsor (1705) 18th C Mary Beale (1633–1699) (circle of)

Theodore Randue, Esq. (1643–1724), Keeper of Charles II's Bedchamber and Founder of the Royal Free School in Windsor (1705) 18th C Windsor Guildhall
John Tillotson 1687 Mary Beale (1633–1699)

John Tillotson 1687 St Paul's Cathedral
Portrait of a Young Lady c.1670 Mary Beale (1633–1699) (circle of)

Portrait of a Young Lady c.1670 The Merchant's House
Catherine Johnston Mary Beale (1633–1699)

Catherine Johnston Orleans House Gallery
Lady Mary Gough (1657–1722) c.1670 Mary Beale (1633–1699) (attributed to)

Lady Mary Gough (1657–1722) c.1670 Tamworth Castle
Aphra Behn (1640–1689) Mary Beale (1633–1699) (possibly)

Aphra Behn (1640–1689) St Hilda's College, University of Oxford

Mary Beale

1633–1699