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Sir Martin Archer Shee

(1769-1850), Portrait painter and President of the Royal Academy

Sitter in 3 portraits
Artist associated with 91 portraits
The Irish-born Shee was primarily a portrait painter. He moved to London in 1788 where, after working as an engraver, he enrolled in the Royal Academy Schools in 1790. He was elected a full academician in 1805 An energetic reformer, Shee published Rhymes on Art, or the Remonstrance of a Painter (1800) which called for national support for the arts. The book was well received and was instrumental in the foundation of the British Institution in the same year.

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Lloyd Kenyon, 1st Baron Kenyon, by William Davison, after  George Romney, and  Sir Martin Archer Shee - NPG 469

Lloyd Kenyon, 1st Baron Kenyon

by William Davison, after George Romney, and Sir Martin Archer Shee
oil on canvas, 1839-1840, based on a work of 1792
NPG 469

Joseph Shepherd Munden, by William Ridley, published by  Thomas Bellamy, after  Sir Martin Archer Shee - NPG L269.B8.35

Joseph Shepherd Munden

by William Ridley, published by Thomas Bellamy, after Sir Martin Archer Shee
stipple, published 1st March 1793
On display in Room 11 on Floor 3 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG L269.B8.35

John Fawcett as Touchstone in 'As You Like It', by William Ridley, published by  Vernor & Hood, after  Sir Martin Archer Shee - NPG L269.B7.20

John Fawcett as Touchstone in 'As You Like It'

by William Ridley, published by Vernor & Hood, after Sir Martin Archer Shee
stipple, published 31st August 1799
On display in Room 11 on Floor 3 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG L269.B7.20

King William IV, by Sir Martin Archer Shee - NPG 2199

King William IV

by Sir Martin Archer Shee
oil on canvas, circa 1800
On display in Room 15 on Floor 3 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG 2199

Francis Rawdon-Hastings, 1st Marquess of Hastings, by Thomas Mitchell, after  Sir Martin Archer Shee - NPG 6293

Francis Rawdon-Hastings, 1st Marquess of Hastings

by Thomas Mitchell, after Sir Martin Archer Shee
watercolour on ivory laid on card, early 19th century, based on a work of circa 1804
NPG 6293

Sir Francis Burdett, 5th Bt, by Sir Martin Archer Shee - NPG 432

Sir Francis Burdett, 5th Bt

by Sir Martin Archer Shee
oil on canvas, 1843
On display in Room 12 on Floor 3 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG 432

Charles Wightwick, by Henry Cousins, after  Sir Martin Archer Shee - NPG D37502

Charles Wightwick

by Henry Cousins, after Sir Martin Archer Shee
mezzotint, before 1684
NPG D37502

John Williams, by J. Wright, published by  Tristram Bamfield Freeman, after  Sir Martin Archer Shee - NPG D8605

John Williams

by J. Wright, published by Tristram Bamfield Freeman, after Sir Martin Archer Shee
stipple engraving, published 1791
NPG D8605

William Thomas Lewis as the Marquis in Elizabeth Inchbald's 'The Midnight Hour', by and published by John Jones, after  Sir Martin Archer Shee - NPG D37317

William Thomas Lewis as the Marquis in Elizabeth Inchbald's 'The Midnight Hour'

by and published by John Jones, after Sir Martin Archer Shee
mezzotint, published 17 November 1792
NPG D37317

Edward Jerningham, by P. Thomson, published by  John Sewell, after  Sir Martin Archer Shee - NPG D14511

Edward Jerningham

by P. Thomson, published by John Sewell, after Sir Martin Archer Shee
line engraving, published 1 July 1794
NPG D14511

Sir William Addington, by William Ward, after  Sir Martin Archer Shee - NPG D7171

Sir William Addington

by William Ward, after Sir Martin Archer Shee
mezzotint, published 1795
NPG D7171

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