Praised first as a "virtuous" practitioner in "Oyl Colours" by Sir William Sanderson in his 1658 book Graphice: Or The use of the Pen and Pensil In the Excellent Art of PAINTING, Beale's work was later commended by court painter Sir Peter Lely and, soon after her death, by the author of "An Essay towards an English-School", his account of the most noteworthy artists of her generation. Her 1663 manuscript Observations, on the materials and techniques employed "in her painting of Apricots", though not printed, is the earliest known instructional text in English written by a female painter. Beale was also a writer, whose prose Discourse on Friendship of 1666 presents scholarly, uniquely female take on the subject. Beale became the main financial provider for her family through her professional work – a career she maintained from 1670/71 to the 1690s. It was the same time when Anne Carlisle painted her first pictures. Born in Suffolk in 1632, she was the daughter of Mr Craddock, a minister of Walton upon Thomas. To us, it is perhaps the self-portraits that are most arresting, casting a new light on the autobiographical writings and letters that survive from elite women in the seventeenth century. Held in St Edmundsbury Museums source, ArtUK. She was part of a small band of female professional artists working in London. This McMaster 'Museum in a Minute or so' video looks at the art of Mary Beale (English, 1633 1699), specifically her oil painting, ‘Portrait of Charles Bea. Mary Beale is a painter who claims respect and reputation not because of her brilliant original art but for her persevering industry and conscientious study. Self Portrait, Holding an Artist’s Palette, c. 8 October 1699) was an English portrait painter.
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