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Martin Archer Shee

1769–1850

(b Dublin, 20 Dec. 1769; d Brighton, 19 Aug. 1850). Irish portrait painter and writer on art, active from 1788 in London. There he became second only to Lawrence as the leading society portraitist, and in 1830 he succeeded him as president of the Royal Academy, which he guided through a difficult period when it was under attack from Haydon and other disaffected artists.

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Text Source: The Oxford Dictionary of Art and Artists (Oxford University Press)

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George Wilbraham of Delamere Lodge (1779–1852) MP for Stockbridge (1826–1831); Cheshire (1831–1832); Cheshire South (1832–1841);... 1841 Martin Archer Shee (1769–1850)

George Wilbraham of Delamere Lodge (1779–1852) MP for Stockbridge (1826–1831); Cheshire (1831–1832); Cheshire South (1832–1841); Sherriff of Cheshire (1844–1845) 1841 Chester Castle
Young Actress Martin Archer Shee (1769–1850)

Young Actress The Wilson
Edward Coplestone (1776–1849), Bishop of Llandaff and Dean of St Paul's Martin Archer Shee (1769–1850)

Edward Coplestone (1776–1849), Bishop of Llandaff and Dean of St Paul's Corpus Christi College, University of Oxford
Ariadne Deserted by Theseus 1834 Martin Archer Shee (1769–1850)

Ariadne Deserted by Theseus 1834 Glasgow Museums Resource Centre (GMRC)
Thomas Vowler Short, Bishop of St Asaph Martin Archer Shee (1769–1850)

Thomas Vowler Short, Bishop of St Asaph Christ Church, University of Oxford
Anthony Carlisle (1768–1840) before 1824 Martin Archer Shee (1769–1850)

Anthony Carlisle (1768–1840) before 1824 Hunterian Museum
Sir Thomas Andrew Strange (1756–1841) c.1829 Martin Archer Shee (1769–1850)

Sir Thomas Andrew Strange (1756–1841) c.1829 Christ Church, University of Oxford
Pascoe Grenfell (1761–1838), MP c.1830–1831 Martin Archer Shee (1769–1850)

Pascoe Grenfell (1761–1838), MP c.1830–1831 Swansea Museum Collections Centre
James Bowstead (1801–1843), Fellow (1824–1838), Bishop of Sodor and Man (1838–1840), Bishop of Lichfield (1840–1843) Martin Archer Shee (1769–1850)

James Bowstead (1801–1843), Fellow (1824–1838), Bishop of Sodor and Man (1838–1840), Bishop of Lichfield (1840–1843) Corpus Christi College, University of Cambridge
Charles Watkins Williams Wynn (1775–1850) before 1835 Martin Archer Shee (1769–1850)

Charles Watkins Williams Wynn (1775–1850) before 1835 Christ Church, University of Oxford
Queen Victoria (1819–1901), as a Child early 19th C Martin Archer Shee (1769–1850)

Queen Victoria (1819–1901), as a Child early 19th C Leighton House Museum
William Sharp (1749–1824) c.1815/1820 Martin Archer Shee (1769–1850)

William Sharp (1749–1824) c.1815/1820 National Trust, Petworth House
The Honourable Arthur Henry Cole (1788–1844), MP 1801 Martin Archer Shee (1769–1850)

The Honourable Arthur Henry Cole (1788–1844), MP 1801 National Trust, Florence Court
Portrait of a Lady Martin Archer Shee (1769–1850)

Portrait of a Lady Cliffe Castle Museum
Thomas Poynder Junior, Treasurer of Christ's Hospital (1824–1835) Martin Archer Shee (1769–1850)

Thomas Poynder Junior, Treasurer of Christ's Hospital (1824–1835) Christ's Hospital
George Cary IV (1769–1828) Martin Archer Shee (1769–1850)

George Cary IV (1769–1828) Torre Abbey Museum
William IV (1765–1837) 1835 Martin Archer Shee (1769–1850)

William IV (1765–1837) 1835 Royal Academy of Arts
Belisarius 1809 Martin Archer Shee (1769–1850)

Belisarius 1809 Royal Academy of Arts
Sir Justinian Isham (1773–1845), 8th Bt Isham 1825 Martin Archer Shee (1769–1850)

Sir Justinian Isham (1773–1845), 8th Bt Isham 1825 Lamport Hall
Thomas Earnshaw (1749–1829) 1798 Martin Archer Shee (1769–1850)

Thomas Earnshaw (1749–1829) 1798 Science Museum