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Sir William Beechey
1753-1839
British
English painter. He was trained as a lawyer before entering the Royal Academy Schools, London, in 1772. He is thought to have studied under Johan Zoffany, and his earliest surviving portraits are small-scale full-lengths and conversation pieces in Zoffanys manner (e.g. The Custance Conversation Piece, c. 1786; priv. col.). Beechey first exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1776. In 1782 he moved to Norwich, where he gained several commissions, but he was back in London by 1787. In 1789 he exhibited a portrait of John Douglas, Bishop of Carlisle (London, Lambeth Pal.) that is remarkable for its facility of handling. Beechey would occasionally paint similarly inspired works, but his career is marked by a succession of unflamboyant but competent portraits in the tradition of Joshua Reynolds.
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Painting ID:: 83519
Portrait of Mary Constance
1782-1787
Medium Oil on panel
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Painting ID:: 83623
Portrait of a Young Girl
19th century
Medium Oil on canvas
Dimensions 23 1/4 x 20 in. (59 x 51 cm).
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Painting ID:: 85497
John Wodehouse MP Norfolk
oil on canvas
91 x 71 cm
1785
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Painting ID:: 89605
John Wodehouse MP Norfolk
oil on canvas
91 x 71 cm
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Painting ID:: 96778
Charles Brudenell Bruce
oil on canvas
74.5 x 62 cm
19th century
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Sir William Beechey
1753-1839
British
English painter. He was trained as a lawyer before entering the Royal Academy Schools, London, in 1772. He is thought to have studied under Johan Zoffany, and his earliest surviving portraits are small-scale full-lengths and conversation pieces in Zoffanys manner (e.g. The Custance Conversation Piece, c. 1786; priv. col.). Beechey first exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1776. In 1782 he moved to Norwich, where he gained several commissions, but he was back in London by 1787. In 1789 he exhibited a portrait of John Douglas, Bishop of Carlisle (London, Lambeth Pal.) that is remarkable for its facility of handling. Beechey would occasionally paint similarly inspired works, but his career is marked by a succession of unflamboyant but competent portraits in the tradition of Joshua Reynolds.
. Related Artists to Sir William Beechey: | Marco Palmezzano | Gustav Adolph Hennig | William Powell Frith | Jozef Simmler | Alfred vickers |
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