William Bell (artist)
William Bell | |
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Born |
1740 Newcastle Upon Tyne, England |
Died |
1804 Newcastle Upon Tyne, England |
Nationality | English |
Education | Royal Academy of Art |
Occupation | Portrait Artist |
Known for | Art and Portrait Painting |
Children | Elizabeth Bell (b. 1789) |
William Bell, born about 1740, was a portrait painter originally from Newcastle upon Tyne. 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.[1] William Bell's best known works were the portraits painted for the family of Delaval, of Seaton Delaval Hall.[2] 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.[3] William Bell died in or around 1804.[1]
Gallery
![]() Portrait of Lord John Hussey Delaval, painted by William Bell in 1774 | ![]() Portrait of Sophia Anne Delaval, painted by William Bell in 1770 | ![]() Portrait of John Delaval (1756–1775) as an archer, painted by William Bell in 1770 |
![]() Portrait of sisters Frances and Sarah Delaval, painted by William Bell in 1771 | | ![]() Portrait of Susanna Robinson, Lady Delaval, painted by William Bell in 1770 | ![]() Portrait of Elizabeth Delaval playing a lyre in a landscape setting, by William Bell in 1774 |
![]() Painting of the North Face of Seaton Delaval Hall, by WIlliam Bell in 1775 | ![]() Painting of the South Front of Seaton Delaval Hall, by William Bell in 1775 | ![]() Portrait of mathematician and biologist Robert Harrison, painted by William Bell in 1791 |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-20, 22
- ↑ "William Bell (1740 - 1804)". Bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2013-11-20.
- ↑ "National Portrait Gallery - Person - William Bell". Npg.org.uk. Retrieved 2013-11-20.