My Dearest Heart: The Artist Mary Beale From the Desk and the tender saint

and the tender saint

during a wet summer on Lake Geneva

aristocracy

Incensing the Veil

128 pages

My Dearest Heart: The Artist Mary Beale From the Desk and the tender saintMary Beale (163399) was one of the earliest professional women artists in Britain. Her successful career as a Baroque era portrait artist was documented by her husband, Charles, whose almanacs provide a unique record of Beales patrons, painting technique, and family affairs. Her portraits of politicians, clergy, aristocracy, and intellectuals reflect the vibrant literary, scientific, and political scene of the seventeenth century. Beale is recognized