Mary Beale (1633-1699) (attributed to) - Portrait of an Unknown Lady in Blue - 266428 - National Trust
Summary
Beale, Mary|Lely, Peter; Portrait of an Unknown Lady in Blue; National Trust, Basildon Park; http://www.artuk.org/artworks/portrait-of-an-unknown-lady-in-blue-218076
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
1653 - 1699
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Art UK
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public domain