Charles Beale (1660 - 1714) by Mary Beale
Summary
Oil on canvas painting of Charles Beale the Younger by Mary Beale
Mary Beale (1633–1699) was an English portrait painter. She was part of a small band of female professional artists working in London. Beale became the main financial provider for her family through her professional work – a career she maintained from 1670/71 to the 1690s. Beale was also a writer, whose prose Discourse on Friendship of 1666 presents scholarly, uniquely female take on the subject.
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Date
1680
Source
Art UK
Copyright info
public domain