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Mary Beale
1 of 3 portraits of Mary Beale
Mary Beale
by Mary Beale
oil on canvas, circa 1665
43 in. x 34 1/2 in. (1092 mm x 876 mm)
Purchased, 1912
Primary Collection
NPG 1687
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Sitterback to top
- Mary Beale (1633-1699), Portrait painter. Sitter associated with 3 portraits, Artist associated with 48 portraits.
Artistback to top
- Mary Beale (1633-1699), Portrait painter. Artist associated with 48 portraits, Sitter associated with 3 portraits.
This portraitback to top
Beale is shown holding an unframed canvas on which are sketch portraits of her two sons, Bartholomew (1656-1709) and Charles (1660-1714?)
Linked publicationsback to top
- Cooper, John, A Guide to the National Portrait Gallery, 2009, p. 22
- Ingamells, John, Later Stuart Portraits 1685-1714, 2009, p. 20
- Piper, David, Catalogue of Seventeenth Century Portraits in the National Portrait Gallery, 1625-1714, 1963, p. 24
- Rideal, Liz, Mirror Mirror: Self-portraits by Women Artists, 2001 (accompanying the exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery from 12 September 2001 to 20 January 2002), p. 35
- Saywell, David; Simon, Jacob, Complete Illustrated Catalogue, 2004, p. 40
Linked displays and exhibitionsback to top
- Mirror Mirror: Self-portraits by women artists (12 September 2001 - 20 January 2002)
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