1/18/2024 0 Comments Mary beale painter![]() ![]() Praised first as a "virtuous" practitioner in "Oyl Colours" by Sir William Sanderson in his 1658 book Graphice: Or The use of the Pen and Pensil In the Excellent Art of PAINTING, Beale's work was later commended by court painter Sir Peter Lely and, soon after her death, by the author of "An Essay towards an English-School", his account of the most noteworthy artists of her generation. Her 1663 manuscript Observations, on the materials and techniques employed "in her painting of Apricots", though not printed, is the earliest known instructional text in English written by a female painter. Beale was also a writer, whose prose Discourse on Friendship of 1666 presents scholarly, uniquely female take on the subject. This week, in March 1633, clergyman John Cradock DD (d.1652) baptised his baby daughter, Mary Cradock, at the fourteenth-century stone font in the church of All Saints, in the tiny parish of Barrow, Suffolk. Description: English portrait painter: Date of birth/death: before 26 March 1633 8 October 1699 Location of birth/death: Barrow: London: Work. Mary Beale, Self-portrait with husband Charles & son Bartholomew, c.165960, oil on canvas, Geffrye Museum. ![]() Her husband Charles acted as her business partner. Primarily a portrait artist, Beale painted many of the courtiers of Charles II. She supported her family with her commissions and as an art teacher. Beale became the main financial provider for her family through her professional work – a career she maintained from 1670/71 to the 1690s. Mary Beale: Portrait of Aphra Behn Artist: Mary Beale (1699) Alternative names: Mary Cradock. 1633 1699) Mary Beale, ne Cradock, was one of the first professional female artists in England. She was part of a small band of female professional artists working in London. 8 October 1699) was an English portrait painter.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |