Alexis Simon Belle
(1674-1734), ArtistArtist associated with 26 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
NPG 1658
Prince James Francis Edward Stuart
studio of Alexis Simon Belle
oil on canvas, circa 1712
NPG 348
Prince James Francis Edward Stuart
after Alexis Simon Belle
oil on copper, 1712, based on a work of 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 Chéreau the Elder, after Alexis Simon Belle
line engraving, early 18th century
NPG D16754
Prince James Francis Edward Stuart
by Louise Madeleine Cochin (née Horthemels), after Alexis Simon Belle
line engraving, (circa 1710)
NPG D14281
Prince James Francis Edward Stuart
by François Chéreau the Elder, after Alexis Simon Belle
line engraving, circa 1712
NPG D32660
Prince James Francis Edward Stuart
by François Chéreau the Elder, after Alexis Simon Belle
line engraving, 1712
NPG D34699
Prince James Francis Edward Stuart
by François Chéreau the Elder, after Alexis Simon Belle
line engraving, 1712
NPG D34700
Prince James Francis Edward Stuart
by François Chéreau 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 D40756
published by George Vertue, after Alexis Simon Belle
line engraving, (1713-1714)
NPG D40757
after Alexis Simon Belle
line engraving, (1713-1714)
NPG D19536
after Alexis Simon Belle
line engraving, (1713-1714)
NPG D16598
Prince James Francis Edward Stuart
by Pierre François Basan, after Alexis Simon Belle
line engraving, mid 18th century
NPG D16755
Prince James Francis Edward Stuart
after Alexis Simon Belle
stipple engraving, late 18th to early 19th century
NPG D31378
Prince James Francis Edward Stuart
by Francis Scott, after Alexis Simon Belle
watercolour, circa 1922
NPG D21405
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