Mary Beale, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Mary Beale

painter from England

Date of Birth: 26-Mar-1633

Place of Birth: Barrow, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 01-Jan-1699

Profession: painter

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Mary Beale (née Cradock; late March 1633 – 8 October 1699) was one of the most successful professional female Baroque-era portrait painters of the late 17th century due to her perseverance of her business.
Praised by Richard Gibson and court painter Peter Lely, she is considered as successful as Joan Carlile.
Joan Carlile was also an English portrait painter, who was one of the first women to practise painting professionally.
Mary Beale managed to be the financial provider for her family through her professional portrait business.
Her book Observations, though never officially published, was one of the first instructional books ever written by a woman, and boldly announced her authority on painting.
Mary Beale stood apart from other women due to her outspokenness and successful business that allowed her to be the breadwinner of the family.



Alternative names	Mary Cradock
Description	English portrait painter
Date of birth/death	26 March 1632	1699
Location of birth/death	Suffolk	Pall Mall
Authority control	: Q2347846 VIAF: 95844214 ISNI: 0000 0003 5544 9975 ULAN: 500026335 LCCN: nr95025772 WGA: BEALE, Mary WorldCat