BEECHEY, SIR WILLIAM (17531839)

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BEECHEY, SIR WILLIAM (17531839) , English portrait-painter, was born at Burford. He was originally meant for a conveyancer, but a strong love for painting induced him to become a pupil at the Royal

Academy

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ACADEMY, ROYAL

in 1772. Some of his smaller portraits gained him considerable reputation; he began to be employed by the

nobility

NOBILITY

, and in 1703 became associate of the

Academy

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ACADEMY, ROYAL

. In the same year he was made portrait-painter to Queen Charlotte. He painted the portraits of the members of the royal family, and of nearly all the most famous or fashion-able persons of the time. What is considered his finest production is a.

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of cavalry, a large composition, in the foreground of which he introduced portraits of George III., the prince of Wales and the duke of

York

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, surrounded by a brilliant staff on horseback. It was painted in 1798, and obtained for the artist the honour of

knighthood

KNIGHTHOOD

, and his election as R.A.

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