Anne, Lady Beechey (born Anne Phyllis Jessop; 3 August 1764 – 14 December 1833) was a British portrait painter.
Anne Beechey | |
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| Born | Anne Phyllis Jessop 3 August 1764 |
| Died | 14 December 1833 (aged 69) |
| Nationality | British |
| Known for | Painting |
| Spouse | Sir William Beechey |
| Children | 10 |
Life
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Beechey was born in Thorpe St Andrew near Norwich, Norfolk, in 1764 as Anne Phyllis Jessop. She developed a successful portrait business and she met William Beechey who was also a painter. William was in Norwich between 1782 and 1787 and it presumed they met at that time. In 1787 she exhibited works at the Royal Academy as "Miss A. P. Jessup"(sic).[2]
William was a widower in 1793 with five children after his first wife, Mary Ann, died.[2] Beechey and Jessop wed in 1793.[2] She continued to exhibit at the Royal Academy from 1795 to 1805. She used the name Mrs Beechey until 1799, when she became Lady Beechey.[2]
Children
edit- Anne Phyllis Beechey (1794–December 1883)
- Frederick William Beechey (1796–1856), Royal Navy captain, geographer, politician
- George Duncan Beechey (1798–1852), painter
- Anna Dodsworth Beechey (born 1800)[3][4]
- William Nelson Beechey (3 August 1801 – 1 August 1878)
- Charlotte Earl Beechey (3 August 1801 – 28 November 1849)
- Alfred Beechey (born 24 June 1803)
- St. Vincent Beechey (1806–1899), clergyman
- Richard Brydges Beechey (1808–1895), painter and admiral in the British navy
- Jane Henrietta Frances Beechy (born 19 December 1809)
Their children included a high number of notable painters. Beechey died in Harley Street.[2]
References
edit- ^ "Grant of Arms: Sir William Beechey 1829". Heraldry Online. 15 September 2018. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
- ^ a b c d e John Wilson, ‘Beechey, Sir William (1753–1839)’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004; online edn, Oct 2006 accessed 2 May 2017
- ^ Anna Dodsworth Beechey, NPG, Retrieved 2 May 2017
- ^ Philadelphia Museum of Art: Portrait of Lady Beechey and Her Child