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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Sir William Beechey Horatio Viscount Nelson oil


Horatio Viscount Nelson
Painting ID::  41 		Horatio Viscount Nelson
1801 National Portrait Gallery, London
1801_ National_Portrait_Gallery,_London
   
   
     
Sir William Beechey Sarah Siddons with the Emblems of Tragedy oil


Sarah Siddons with the Emblems of Tragedy
Painting ID::  44597 		Sarah Siddons with the Emblems of Tragedy
mk173 1793 Oil on canvas 245.1x153.7cm
mk173 1793 Oil_on_canvas 245.1x153.7cm
   
   
     
Sir William Beechey Princess Augusta oil


Princess Augusta
Painting ID::  81713 		Princess Augusta
ca. 1802(1802) Medium Oil on canvas cyf
ca._1802(1802) _ Medium_Oil_on_canvas _ cyf
   
   
     
Sir William Beechey Portrait of John Carr oil


Portrait of John Carr
Painting ID::  82712 		Portrait of John Carr
1791(1791) Medium Oil on canvas Dimensions 127 x 100.5 cm (50 x 39.6 in) cyf
   
   
     
Sir William Beechey Portrait of Elizabeth of the United Kingdom oil


Portrait of Elizabeth of the United Kingdom
Painting ID::  82913 		Portrait of Elizabeth of the United Kingdom
1797(1797) Medium Oil on canvas Dimensions 92.7 x 68.6 cm (36.5 x 27 in) cyf
   
   
     
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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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