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1753 Burford, Oxfordshire - 1839 London, England. Known for: Small scale full-length portrait painting, aristocrats, royalty.
Sir William Beechey RA (12 December 1753 – 28 January 1839) was an English portrait-painter. He was born at Burford, Oxfordshire, on 12 December 1753, the son of William Beechey and Hannah Read. Both... Read full biography
Sir William Beechey RA (12 December 1753 – 28 January 1839) was an English portrait-painter. He was born at Burford, Oxfordshire, on 12 December 1753, the son of William Beechey and Hannah Read. Both his parents died when he was still quite young, and he and his siblings were brought up by his... Read full biography
Sir William Beechey RA (12 December 1753 – 28 January 1839) was an English portrait-painter. He was born at Burford, Oxfordshire, on 12 December 1753, the son of William Beechey and Hannah Read. Both his parents died when he was still quite young, and he and his siblings were brought up by his uncle Samuel. He was interested in painting from an early age, being admitted to the Royal Academy Schools in 1772, although, according to some accounts, his family intended him to follow his uncle Samuel... Read full biography
Sir William Beechey RA (12 December 1753 – 28 January 1839) was an English portrait-painter. He was born at Burford, Oxfordshire, on 12 December 1753, the son of William Beechey and Hannah Read. Both his parents died when he was still quite young, and he and his siblings were brought up by his uncle Samuel. He was interested in painting from an early age, being admitted to the Royal Academy Schools in 1772, although, according to some accounts, his family intended him to follow his uncle Samuel into a legal career. In the early part of his painting life Beechey specialised in small-scale full-length portraits. Between 1782 and 1787 he lived in Norwich, and eventually painted four works for the collection of civic portraits hung in St... Read full biography
Sir William Beechey RA (12 December 1753 – 28 January 1839) was an English portrait-painter. He was born at Burford, Oxfordshire, on 12 December 1753, the son of William Beechey and Hannah Read. Both his parents died when he was still quite young, and he and his siblings were brought up by his uncle Samuel. He was interested in painting from an early age, being admitted to the Royal Academy Schools in 1772, although, according to some accounts, his family intended him to follow his uncle Samuel into a legal career. In the early part of his painting life Beechey specialised in small-scale full-length portraits. Between 1782 and 1787 he lived in Norwich, and eventually painted four works for the collection of civic portraits hung in St Andrew's Hall in the city, only one was done during his residence there. Beechey returned to London in 1787. Eventually he came t... Read full biography
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Sir William Beechey RA (12 December 1753 – 28 January 1839) was an English portrait-painter. He was born at Burford, Oxfordshire, on 12 December 1753, the son of William Beechey and Hannah Read. Both his parents died when he was still quite young, and he and his siblings were brought up by his uncle Samuel.
He was interested in painting from an early age, being admitted to the Royal Academy Schools in 1772, although, according to some accounts, his family intended him to follow his uncle Samuel into a legal career.
In the early part of his painting life Beechey specialised in small-scale full-length portraits. Between 1782 and 1787 he lived in Norwich, and eventually painted four works for the collection of civic portrai...But wait, there's more...
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