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Mary Beale, Portrait of Gerard Edema

Mary Beale

British · 1633–1699 · Painter, Printmaker

Mary Beale (née Cradock) (1633‍–‍1699) was an English painter who specialised in portrait painting. She was part of a small band of female professional artists working in… (Wikipedia)

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Record prices

  1. Mary Beale, Zugeschrieben - Figurenstudie, Chalk drawingZugeschrieben - FigurenstudieKetterer Kunst · €26,250≈ $32,608≈ £20,793Sign up to see
  2. Mary Beale, Portrait of a lady, three-quarter-length seated, in a brown silk dress and blue wrap, oil on canvasPortrait of a lady, three-quarter-length seated, in a brown silk dress and blue wrapSworders · £17,000≈ $22,792≈ €19,614Sign up to see
  3. Mary Beale, Portrait Of Martha Hawtrey (1645-1718)Portrait Of Martha Hawtrey (1645-1718)Lawrences Auctioneers · £14,000≈ $18,904≈ €16,541Sign up to see

Mary Beale’s highest prices recorded at auction, ranked in US dollars at each sale-date exchange rate and shown in the currency of the sale (with the buyer’s premium where the house publishes it).

Lot images as published by each auction house (16 lots with an image). Images from houses that reserve their photographs are shown as small thumbnails linking to the house’s site.

Mary Beale, Portrait of a young man, bust-length, in a grey cloak, in a painted stone cartouche, oil on canvas
Portrait of a young man, bust-length, in a grey cloak, in a painted stone cartouche
Sworders · May 19, 2026
£3,000Sign up free to see
Mary Beale, Portrait of a lady, three-quarter-length seated, in a brown silk dress and blue wrap, oil on canvas
Portrait of a lady, three-quarter-length seated, in a brown silk dress and blue wrap
Sworders · May 19, 2026
£17,000Sign up free to see
Portrait of Ann D.
Brunk Auctions · Feb 24, 2026
$7,500Sign up free to see
Gentleman in a robe and white stock, a half portrait within a feigned oval cartouche
Brunk Auctions · Oct 22, 2025
$2,200Sign up free to see
Mary Beale, Portrait Of Martha Hawtrey (1645-1718)
Portrait Of Martha Hawtrey (1645-1718)
Lawrences Auctioneers · Jun 10, 2025
£14,000Sign up free to see
Mary Beale, Untitled, in a black coat and white tasselled collar oil on canvas
Untitled
Sworders · Sep 26, 2023
£1,300Sign up free to see
Mary Beale, Portrait of a lady, Oil on canvas
Portrait of a lady
Bonhams · Sep 27, 2022
£638Sign up free to see
Portrait of a Noblewoman said to be Lady Eden
Brunk Auctions · Feb 12, 2021
$4,000Sign up free to see
Mary Beale, HALF LENGTH PORTRAIT OF A LADY IN BLUE ROBES HOLDING HER LONG HAIR, oil on canvas
HALF LENGTH PORTRAIT OF A LADY IN BLUE ROBES HOLDING HER LONG HAIR
Lyon & Turnbull · Oct 14, 2020
£10,000Sign up free to see
Portrait of King Charles II, after the portrait by Sir Peter Lely (NPG 153)
Brunk Auctions · Nov 9, 2019
$5,000Sign up free to see
Mary Beale, Portrait of a lady, bust-length, oil on canvas, laid down on panel, a fragment
Portrait of a lady, bust-length
Bonhams · Jul 20, 2016
£938Sign up free to see
Portrait of a Woman Wearing at Blue and White Satin Gown
Brunk Auctions · Sep 12, 2015
$1,500Sign up free to see
Mary Beale, Zugeschrieben - Figurenstudie, Chalk drawing
Zugeschrieben - Figurenstudie
Ketterer Kunst · Nov 21, 2014
€26,250Sign up free to see
Mary Beale, A portrait of a young girl, half-length, wearing a white dress with a red robe, holding a sprig of flowers, oil on canvas
A portrait of a young girl, half-length, wearing a white dress with a red robe, holding a sprig of flowers
Bonhams · Aug 19, 2012
$1,625Sign up free to see
Mary Beale, BEALL / CUMBERLAND, MD Stoneware Crock, circa 1875, Stoneware
BEALL / CUMBERLAND, MD Stoneware Crock, circa 1875
Crocker Farm · Jul 16, 2011
$374Sign up free to see
Thomas Maine
Helmuth Stone Gallery · Sep 26, 2021

Works in museum collections

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

Mary Beale, Portrait of Gerard Edema
Portrait of Gerard Edemaca. 1680 · Gray washes and touches of white gouache (bodycolor) over graphite
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Mr. and Mrs. Francis D. Logan Fund, 2016 — Op…
Mary Beale, Saint Catherine of Alexandria (copy after Domenico Zampieri, better known as Domenichino)
Saint Catherine of Alexandria (copy after Domenico Zampieri, better known as Domenichino)
Weston Park ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Weston Park
Mary Beale, John Lake (1624–1689), Bishop of Chichester
John Lake (1624–1689), Bishop of Chichester
St John's College ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — St John's College
Mary Beale, Portrait of a Cleric
Portrait of a Cleric
Fyvie Castle ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Fyvie Castle
Mary Beale, Vertumnus and Pomona (after Caspar Netscher)
Vertumnus and Pomona (after Caspar Netscher)
Maidstone Museum and Bentlif Art Gallery ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Maidstone Museum and Bentlif Art Gallery
Mary Beale, Portrait of a Boy
Portrait of a Boy
Mount Edgcumbe House ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Mount Edgcumbe House
Mary Beale, William Balderston (?)
William Balderston (?)
Emmanuel College ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Emmanuel College
Mary Beale, Thomas Sydenham (1624–1689)
Thomas Sydenham (1624–1689)
Royal College of Physicians ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Royal College of Physicians
Mary Beale, William Pierrepont (1607–1679), MP
William Pierrepont (1607–1679), MP
Parliamentary Art Collection ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Parliamentary Art Collection

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