Thomas Beach
(1738-1806), Portrait painterSitter in 1 portrait
Artist associated with 10 portraits
Thomas Beach studied with Sir Joshua Reynolds from 1760 to 1762, when he was also enrolled at the St Martin's Lane Academy. By 1770 he had settled in Bath, where he soon acquired a profitable reputation among fashionable visitors and residents. In 1772 Beach joined the Incorporated Society of Artists, contributing to its annual exhibitions until 1783. He exhibited at the Royal Academy from 1785 to 1797.
by Thomas Beach
oil on canvas, 1782
NPG 169
by Thomas Beach
oil on canvas, feigned oval, 1802
NPG 3143
by Valentine Green, after Thomas Beach
mezzotint, 1760s or 1770s
NPG D32250
by Richard Houston, published by Carington Bowles, after Thomas Beach
mezzotint, published 24 June 1772 (1772)
NPG D38334
by Richard Houston, after Thomas Beach
mezzotint, published 1772 (1772)
NPG D8648
by John Jones, published by Ann Bryer, after Thomas Beach
mezzotint, published 1788
NPG D36033
by William Ridley, published by Bellamy and Robarts, after Thomas Beach
stipple engraving, published 1791
NPG D13241
by Charles Turner, after Thomas Beach
mezzotint, published 1799
NPG D2981
by Charles Turner, after Thomas Beach
mezzotint, published 1799
NPG D3228
by Piercy Roberts, after Thomas Beach
stipple engraving, published 1805 (1788)
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