Alexis Simon Belle (1674-1734)
Artist associated with 27 portraits
Parisian-born Belle became a pupil in the early 1690s of François de Troy, one of the painters at the exiled court of James II at St Germain-en-Laye. Troy, at the time the only painter working for James II, was commissioned to produce more portraits than he could manage and he enlisted Belle, his most able pupil, to collaborate. Belle's most famous portrait of James Stuart was painted in 1712 during the negotiations for the treaty of Utrecht, just before James was obliged to leave St Germain for Lorraine. In the years 1716-19 he received many commissions from English and Scottish Jacobites in exile after the rising of 1715.
Princess Louisa Maria Theresa Stuart
attributed to Alexis Simon Belle
oil on canvas, circa 1702-1706
On display on Floor 1: Lady Chesterfield's Room at Beningbrough Hall
NPG 1658
Henry St John, 1st Viscount Bolingbroke
attributed to Alexis Simon Belle
oil on canvas, circa 1712
NPG 593
Prince James Francis Edward Stuart
studio of Alexis Simon Belle
oil on canvas, circa 1712
On display in Room 11 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG 348
Prince James Francis Edward Stuart
after Alexis Simon Belle
oil on copper, (circa 1712)
NPG 273
attributed to Alexis Simon Belle
oil on canvas, circa 1715-1720
NPG 191
Prince James Francis Edward Stuart
by Louise Madeleine Cochin (née Horthemels), after Alexis Simon Belle
line engraving, early 18th century
NPG D32659
Prince James Francis Edward Stuart
after Alexis Simon Belle
line engraving, early 18th century
NPG D31376
Prince James Francis Edward Stuart
by Claude Duflos, after Alexis Simon Belle
mezzotint, early 18th century
NPG D31379
Prince James Francis Edward Stuart
after Alexis Simon Belle
mezzotint, early 18th century
NPG D34694
Prince James Francis Edward Stuart
by Louise Madeleine Cochin (née Horthemels), after Alexis Simon Belle
line engraving, early 18th century
NPG D34695
Prince James Francis Edward Stuart
by Louise Madeleine Cochin (née Horthemels), after Alexis Simon Belle
line engraving, early 18th century
NPG D10695
Prince James Francis Edward Stuart
by Louise Madeleine Cochin (née Horthemels), after Alexis Simon Belle
line engraving, early 18th century
NPG D10696
Prince James Francis Edward Stuart
by Michel Dossier, after Alexis Simon Belle
line engraving, early 18th century
NPG D16611
Prince James Francis Edward Stuart
by François Chereau the Elder, after Alexis Simon Belle
line engraving, early 18th century
NPG D16754
Prince James Francis Edward Stuart
by François Chereau the Elder, after Alexis Simon Belle
line engraving, circa 1712
NPG D32660
Prince James Francis Edward Stuart
by François Chereau the Elder, after Alexis Simon Belle
line engraving, 1712
NPG D34699
Prince James Francis Edward Stuart
by François Chereau the Elder, after Alexis Simon Belle
line engraving, 1712
NPG D34700
Prince James Francis Edward Stuart
by François Chereau the Elder, after Alexis Simon Belle
line engraving, 1712
NPG D1345
after Alexis Simon Belle
line engraving, (1713-1714)
NPG D31256
after Alexis Simon Belle
line engraving, (1713-1714)
NPG D19536
All paintings by this artist on the BBC Your Paintings website
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