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Mary Beale (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 Girl with a Cat c.1680 Mary Beale (1633–1699)

Portrait of a Girl with a Cat c.1680 St Edmundsbury Museums
Portrait of a Young Girl in Profile c.1680 Mary Beale (1633–1699)

Portrait of a Young Girl in Profile c.1680 St Edmundsbury Museums
Judith Sibthorp 1683 Mary Beale (1633–1699)

Judith Sibthorp 1683 Usher Gallery
Sir George Savile, Bt, Marquess of Halifax, 'The Carnavon Portrait' c.1676 Mary Beale (1633–1699)

Sir George Savile, Bt, Marquess of Halifax, 'The Carnavon Portrait' c.1676 Parliamentary Art Collection
Lady Norwich c.1675 Mary Beale (1633–1699)

Lady Norwich c.1675 St Edmundsbury Museums
Self Portrait c.1675 Mary Beale (1633–1699)

Self Portrait c.1675 St Edmundsbury Museums
Jane Twisden, née Thomlison (d.1702), Lady Twisden c.1675 Mary Beale (1633–1699)

Jane Twisden, née Thomlison (d.1702), Lady Twisden c.1675 St Edmundsbury Museums
Margaret Twisden (c.1647–1718), Lady Style c.1675 Mary Beale (1633–1699)

Margaret Twisden (c.1647–1718), Lady Style c.1675 St Edmundsbury Museums
Charles Beale (1632–1705) c.1666 Mary Beale (1633–1699)

Charles Beale (1632–1705) c.1666 St Edmundsbury Museums
William Pierrepont (1607–1679), MP Mary Beale (1633–1699)

William Pierrepont (1607–1679), MP Parliamentary Art Collection
Sir Basil Dixwell 1681 Mary Beale (1633–1699)

Sir Basil Dixwell 1681 Canterbury City Council Museums and Galleries
Gilbert Burnet (1643–1715), DD, Bishop of Salisbury, Theologian and Historian c.1675 Mary Beale (1633–1699)

Gilbert Burnet (1643–1715), DD, Bishop of Salisbury, Theologian and Historian c.1675 St Edmundsbury Museums
Portrait of an Unknown Gentleman Mary Beale (1633–1699)

Portrait of an Unknown Gentleman National Trust, Penrhyn Castle
Self Portrait of Mary Beale with Her Husband and Son 1663–1664 Mary Beale (1633–1699)

Self Portrait of Mary Beale with Her Husband and Son 1663–1664 The Geffrye, Museum of the Home
Charles Beale (1660–c.1714) c.1675 Mary Beale (1633–1699)

Charles Beale (1660–c.1714) c.1675 St Edmundsbury Museums
Portrait of a Boy c.1682 Mary Beale (1633–1699)

Portrait of a Boy c.1682 Victoria and Albert Museum
Lady Mary Hay, née Maitland (1645–1702), Marchioness of Tweedale c.1675 Mary Beale (1633–1699)

Lady Mary Hay, née Maitland (1645–1702), Marchioness of Tweedale c.1675 St Edmundsbury Museums
The Young Bacchus c.1679 Mary Beale (1633–1699)

The Young Bacchus c.1679 St Edmundsbury Museums
William Outram (1625–1679), Fellow, Rector of St Margaret's, Westminster, Author of 'De Sacrificiis' 1672 Mary Beale (1633–1699)

William Outram (1625–1679), Fellow, Rector of St Margaret's, Westminster, Author of 'De Sacrificiis' 1672 Christ's College, University of Cambridge
Rachel Carew (1669–1705), Mrs Ambrose Manaton Mary Beale (1633–1699)

Rachel Carew (1669–1705), Mrs Ambrose Manaton National Trust, Antony

Mary Beale

1633–1699