William Bell (artist)
| William Bell | |
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| Born | 1735 Newcastle Upon Tyne, England |
| Died | 1794 Newcastle Upon Tyne, England |
| Nationality | English |
| Education | Royal Academy of Art |
| Occupation | Portrait Artist |
| Known for | Art and Portrait Painting |
| Children | Elizabeth Bell (b. abt. 1773) |
William Bell, born about 1734/5, was an English portrait painter originally from Newcastle upon Tyne.[1] In around 1768 he moved to London, to be a student in the Royal Academy of Arts. While there, in the year of 1771, he received a gold medal for his painting of Venus entreating Vulcan to forge arms for her son Æneas.[2] William Bell's best known works were the portraits painted for the family of Delaval, of Seaton Delaval Hall.[3] These paintings earned Bell the patronage of Lord Delaval, and in 1775 he exhibited two views of Delaval Hall. A portrait he painted of Robert Harrison, 1715-1802, is displayed in the National Portrait Gallery, London.[4] William Bell died on 8 June 1794 and was buried 10 June, St Andrew's Church, Newcastle upon Tyne; his death was reported in the Newcastle Courant (14 June 1794) thus: "DIED, Sunday morning, Mr William Bell, an eminent Portrait Painter, whose memory will be esteemed at long as his animated productions remain, many of which bear testimony to his abilities in this part of the kingdom".[1]
Gallery
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File:Portrait of Lord John Hussey Delaval Painted by William Bell.jpg
Portrait of Lord John Hussey Delaval, painted by William Bell in 1774
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File:Sophia Anne Delaval Portrait.jpg
Portrait of Sophia Anne Delaval, painted by William Bell in 1770
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File:Portrait of John Delaval (1756–1775).jpg
Portrait of John Delaval (1756–1775) as an archer, painted by William Bell in 1770
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File:Portrait of Frances and Sarah Delaval.jpg
Portrait of sisters Frances and Sarah Delaval, painted by William Bell in 1771
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File:Portrait of Lady Susanna Robinson Delaval.jpg
Portrait of Susanna Robinson, Lady Delaval, painted by William Bell in 1770
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File:North Face of Seaton Delaval Hall.jpg
Painting of the North Face of Seaton Delaval Hall, by WIlliam Bell in 1775
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File:Painting of the South Front of Seaton Delaval Hall.jpg
Painting of the South Front of Seaton Delaval Hall, by William Bell in 1775
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File:Portrait of Robert Harrison by William Bell.jpg
Portrait of mathematician and biologist Robert Harrison, painted by William Bell in 1791
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References
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- ↑ Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-20, 22
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