Martin Archer Shee, John Philip Kemble

Martin Archer Shee

Irish · 1769–1850 · Painter

Sir Martin Archer Shee was an Irish painter and writer. He specialised in portrait painting. He enjoyed success during the Regency era. From 1830 he served as the president of… (Wikipedia)

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  1. PORTRAIT OF DANIEL O'CONNELLWhyte's · €27,000≈ $38,742≈ £21,489Sign up to see
  2. PORTRAIT OF DANIEL O'CONNELLWhyte's · €34,000≈ $32,796≈ £30,398Sign up to see
  3. Martin Archer Shee, Portrait of Sir William Fairlie, Oil on canvasPortrait of Sir William FairlieLempertz · €12,600≈ $13,061≈ £10,970Sign up to see

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Sir Martin Archer Shee was an Irish painter and writer. He specialised in portrait painting. He enjoyed success during the Regency era. From 1830 he served as the president of the Royal Academy in succession to Thomas Lawrence.

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Born 1769, DublinDied 1850, BrightonOccupation PainterWikidata Q3850027 ↗ULAN 500016737 ↗Museum works 9

Also known as Author of Cecil Hyde, m.a. shee, M Shee Cav Sqre, Martin Archer Shee Sir, Martin Archer, Sir Shee, R.A. M. Shee, Shee, sir archer shee and 3 other name forms

Works in museum collections

Open-access images (public domain, CC0 or CC BY) from museum collections, each shown with its credit line and licence.

Martin Archer Shee, Dr Matthew Baillie (1761–1823)
Dr Matthew Baillie (1761–1823)1825
Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery
Martin Archer Shee, Bishop Edward Copleston (1776–1864)
Bishop Edward Copleston (1776–1864)
Allhallows Museum ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Allhallows Museum
Martin Archer Shee, William IV (1765–1837), Duke of Clarence
William IV (1765–1837), Duke of Clarence
Brighton Museum & Art Gallery ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Brighton Museum & Art Gallery
Martin Archer Shee, General Sir Thomas Picton (1758–1815) (copy after an earlier painting)
General Sir Thomas Picton (1758–1815) (copy after an earlier painting)
Scolton Manor Museum ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Scolton Manor Museum
Martin Archer Shee, Portrait of a Naval Captain
Portrait of a Naval Captain
Lady Lever Art Gallery ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Lady Lever Art Gallery
Martin Archer Shee, Portrait of a Lady
Portrait of a Lady
Cliffe Castle Museum ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Cliffe Castle Museum
Martin Archer Shee, Hugh Montgomery (1779–1838), of Blessingbourne, Co. Tyrone
Hugh Montgomery (1779–1838), of Blessingbourne, Co. Tyrone1800
Eton College ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Eton College
Martin Archer Shee, Sir Francis Chantrey (1781–1841), RA
Sir Francis Chantrey (1781–1841), RA
Royal Scottish Academy ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Royal Scottish Academy
Martin Archer Shee, John Philip Kemble
John Philip Kemblec. 1795 · Oil on canvas
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. William Owen Goodman for Kenne…

Artist record compiled from: Wikidata (CC0), Getty ULAN (ODC-By), Art Institute of Chicago API (CC0), The Met Open Access (CC0). See data sources & attribution.

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