William Bell (artist)
| William Bell | |
|---|---|
| Born |
1735 Newcastle Upon Tyne, England |
| Died |
1806 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 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 in or around 1806.[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 | .jpg) 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 2 Nisbet, A. (2004). "Bell, William (1734/5–1806?)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/2032. Retrieved 2015-10-02. (subscription or UK public library membership required)
- ↑ Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-20, 22
- ↑ "William Bell (1740-1804)". Your Paintings. BBC. Retrieved 2013-11-20.
- ↑ "National Portrait Gallery - Person - William Bell". London: National Portrait Gallery. Retrieved 2013-11-20.
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