GRAVÜR DÜNYASI
Digital Engraving Library
| Artist | Mary Beale (1633–1699) |
| Engraver | Thomas Chambars (1724-1789) |
| Date | 1805 |
| Technique | Etching |
| Category | Portraits |
| Source | A Dictionary of Painters From the Revival of the Art to the Present Period by the Rev. M.Pilkington A.M., a New Edition, With Considerable Alterations, Additions, an Appendix and an Index by Henry Fuseli R.A. - London. Printed by John Crowder, Warwick Square |
This is a rare mother-and-son portrait depicting Mary Beale (1633-1699) (one of England’s first professional female painters) together with her son Charles. The work represents one of the exceptional visual records of a professional woman artist in 17th-century England. Mary Beale was a pioneering figure who successfully earned her living through commissioned portrait painting.
