18-841: Beechey is a surname. Notable people with the name include: William Beechey (1753–1839), English painter Anne Beechey (1764–1833), British portrait painter Henry William Beechey (1788–1862) British painter and Egyptologist Frederick William Beechey (1796–1856), English naval officer and explorer, son of William Richard Brydges Beechey (1808–1895), Anglo-Irish painter and naval officer, son of William St. Vincent Beechey (1806–1899), vicar and founder of Rossall School, son of William Ernest Beechey (1886–1972), New Zealand cricketer Norm Beechey , retired Australian race car driver Adam Beechey (born 1981), Australian racing driver Tyler Beechey (born 1981), Canadian ice hockey player See also [ edit ] Beechey Island ,
36-520: A Canadian Arctic island named after Frederick William Lake Beechey , in Nunavut, Canada Beachy , a surname Beechy , a village in Saskatchewan, Canada [REDACTED] Surname list This page lists people with the surname Beechey . If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding the person's given name (s) to
54-531: A career in the law, and at an appropriate age he was entered as a clerk with a conveyancer near Stow-on-the-Wold . But as The Monthly Mirror later recorded in July 1798, he was: "Early foredoomed his [uncle's] soul to cross/ And paint a picture where he should engross." Beechey was admitted to the Royal Academy Schools in 1772, where he is thought to have studied under Johan Zoffany . He first exhibited at
72-566: A prolific career spanning half a century, Beechey painted many of the leading figures of his day. His sitters included: In his 1978 novel Desolation Island , Patrick O'Brian wrote that Capt. Jack Aubrey had been painted by Beechey. The portrait, which showed Aubrey in Royal Navy uniform wearing the insignia of the Order of the Bath , hung in his home, Ashgrove Cottage. William Beechey's first marriage
90-493: Is marked by a succession of adept and restrained portraits in the tradition of Sir Joshua Reynolds . Beechey's style perfectly suited the conventional taste of the royal family, and in 1793, he was commissioned to paint a full-length portrait of Queen Charlotte and subsequently named as her official portrait painter. That same year, he was elected as an associate member of the Royal Academy. Following his royal appointment,
108-727: Is one of the Norwich 12 heritage sites. In the mid 13th century a religious order called the Friars of the Sack settled in Norwich, in the parishes of St Andrew and St Peter Hungate . By the early 14th century, the group was in decline. In 1307 the Dominican Order , also called the Black Friars because of the colour of their habit , took over the site by royal licence under the condition they cared for
126-503: The English city of Norwich , Norfolk , dating back to the 14th century. They are the most complete set of pre-reformation mendicant monastic structures to survive in England. The complex is made up of several flint buildings. The centrepiece is St Andrew's Hall. The halls are now used for conferences, weddings, concerts, beer festivals and meetings. The maximum capacity is 1,200 people. It
144-608: The Academy in 1776. His earliest surviving portraits are small-scale full-length and conversation pieces which are reminiscent of Zoffany. In 1782, he moved to Norwich, where he gained several commissions, including a portrait of Sir John Wodehouse and a series of civic portraits for St. Andrew's Hall, Norwich . By 1787, he had returned to London, and in 1789, he exhibited a celebrated portrait of John Douglas, Bishop of Carlisle (now in Lambeth Palace ). Beechey's career during this period
162-784: The British navy Richard Brydges Beechey (1808–1895). Beechey's Portrait of James Watt sold for £153,440 at Sotheby's on 20 March 2003. His Portrait of Mirza Abu'l Hassan Khan, Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to the Court of King George III sold for £181,600 at Christie's on 8 June 2006. His Portrait of George Douglas, 16th Earl of Morton in the dress of the Royal Company of Archers sold for £481,250 at Christie's on 5 July 2011. His portrait of The Dashwood Children sold at auction for $ 821,000 including premium at Christie's on 29 January 2014. Beechey's works are represented in many of
180-470: The death of Thomas Lawrence, finishing second to Martin Archer Shee . In 1836, Beechey retired to Hampstead and on 9–11 June that year, the contents of his studio along with his collection were sold at Christie's. Although capable of impetuousness and irascibility, Beechey was known for his generosity to students. In particular, he took a close interest in the career of the young John Constable . During
198-417: The flamboyant and free techniques employed by his younger rivals, John Hoppner and Sir Thomas Lawrence . Royal patronage resumed in around 1813, when Beechey was appointed portrait painter to Prince William Frederick, Duke of Gloucester , and culminated with his appointment in 1830 as principal portrait painter to King William IV . In 1830 he stood for election as President of the Royal Academy following
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#1732848831183216-429: The golden age of British painting . Beechey was born at Burford , Oxfordshire, on 12 December 1753, the son of William Beechey, a solicitor, and his wife Hannah Read. Both parents died when he was still quite young in the early 1760s, and he and his siblings were brought up by his uncle Samuel, a solicitor who lived in nearby Chipping Norton . The uncle was determined that the young Beechey should likewise follow
234-460: The last remaining friar. The first church and buildings were destroyed in 1413 in a serious fire which destroyed a large part of the city. The second church building which survives today was completed in 1470. The nave of the new church now forms St Andrew's Hall; the chancel (of five bays), Blackfriars’ Hall. There is also a crypt , chapel and cloisters . During the Reformation , the site
252-420: The link. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Beechey&oldid=994857793 " Category : Surnames Hidden categories: Articles with short description Short description is different from Wikidata All set index articles William Beechey Sir William Beechey RA (12 December 1753 – 28 January 1839) was a British portraitist during
270-586: The number of royal commissions he undertook increased markedly, and in 1797 he exhibited six royal portraits. In 1798, he was elected a full member of the Royal Academy and painted George III and the Prince of Wales Reviewing Troops for that year's academy's exhibition. This enormous composition depicts King George III , the Prince of Wales and staff officers on horseback at an imagined cavalry review in Hyde Park . The king
288-869: The world's leading collections, including the Louvre , the Smithsonian Institution , the Royal Collection , the Royal Academy of Arts , the National Portrait Gallery , London, the Tate and the Metropolitan Museum of Art . Beechey was granted arms on 16 February 1829. St. Andrew%27s Hall, Norwich St Andrew's Hall and Blackfriars' Hall or The Halls are a Grade I listed complex of former Dominican priory church and convent buildings in
306-448: Was reported to be delighted with the painting and rewarded Beechey with a knighthood. Joseph Farington's Diaries give many accounts of Beechey's relations with the royal family during this period, including his temporary fall from favour in 1804, which Farington attributes to the vagaries of George III's mental condition. Beechey's portraits of the turn of the century are considered to be his most colourful and lively. They are closer to
324-542: Was to Mary Ann Jones (c. 1760–1793) in 1772 (other sources say 1778). Their children included British painter and Egyptologist Henry William Beechey (1788–1862). Following his first wife's death, Beechey married the successful miniature painter Anne Phyllis Jessop (1764–1833) in 1793. They had many children together, including: Royal Navy captain, geographer, and politician Frederick William Beechey (1796–1856); painter George Duncan Beechey (1798–1852); clergyman St. Vincent Beechey (1806–1899); and painter and admiral in
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