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{{Short description|British portrait painter}}
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| birth_name = Anne Phyllis Jessop
| birth_name = Anne Phyllis Jessop
| birth_date = 3 August, 1764
| birth_date = 3 August 1764
| birth_place = [[Thorpe St Andrew]]
| birth_place = [[Thorpe St Andrew]]
| death_date = 14 December, 1833
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| death_place = [[Harley Street]]
| death_place = [[Harley Street]]
| known_for = Painting
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| spouse = Sir [[William Beechey]]
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| known_for = painting
| nationality = British
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'''Anne Beechey''' or '''Lady Beechey; Anne Phyllis Jessop''' (3 August, 1764 – 14 December, 1833) was a [[United Kingdom|British]] portrait painter.
'''Anne, Lady Beechey''' (born '''Anne Phyllis Jessop'''; 3 August 1764 – 14 December 1833) was a British portrait painter.


==Life==
==Life==
[[File:Anne Phyllis Jessop Escutcheon.png|thumb|Anne's arms granted in 1829: ''Or between two bars as many mullets Gules in chief three leopards faces and in base a mullet of the last.'' <ref>{{cite web|url=https://heraldryonline.wordpress.com/2018/09/15/grant-of-arms-sir-william-beechey-1829/ |title=Grant of Arms: Sir William Beechey 1829 |date=15 September 2018 |publisher=Heraldry Online |accessdate=25 August 2019}}</ref>]]
Beechey was born in [[Thorpe St Andrew]] near Norfolk in 1764. Her name was Anne Jessop. She developed a successful portrait business and she met [[William Beechey]] who also a painter. William was in Norwich between 1782 and 1787 and it presumed they met at that time. In 1787 she exhibited works at the [[Royal Academy]] as "Miss A. P. Jessup"(sic).<ref name=anneodnb/>
Beechey was born in [[Thorpe St Andrew]] near Norwich, Norfolk, in 1764 as Anne Phyllis Jessop. She developed a successful portrait business and she met [[William Beechey]] who was also a painter. William was in Norwich between 1782 and 1787 and it presumed they met at that time. In 1787 she exhibited works at the [[Royal Academy]] as "Miss A. P. Jessup"(sic).<ref name=anneodnb/>


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William was a widower in 1793 with five children after his first wife, Mary Ann, died.<ref name=anneodnb/> Beechey and Jessop wed in 1793.<ref name=anneodnb>John Wilson, ‘Beechey, Sir William (1753–1839)’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004; online edn, Oct 2006 [http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/1949, accessed 2 May 2017]</ref> She continued to exhibit at the Royal Academy from 1795 to 1805. She used the name Mrs Beechey until 1799, when she became Lady Beechey.<ref name=anneodnb/>
William was a widower in 1793 with five children as his first wife, Mary Ann, had died.<ref name=anneodnb/>


===Children===
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Beechey married William also in 1793.<ref name=anneodnb>John Wilson, ‘Beechey, Sir William (1753–1839)’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004; online edn, Oct 2006 [http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/1949, accessed 2 May 2017]</ref> Beechey continued to exhibit at the Royal Acedemy from 1795 to 1805. She used the name as Mrs Beechey until 1799 when she was able to use the name Lady Beechey. During this ten year period she had five step children to care for and her own first child. In addition she gave birth to abother six children. After 1805 she had another eight children making 16 of her own and five step children.<ref name=anneodnb/>
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#Anne Phyllis Beechey (1794–December 1883)

Her 16 children:
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#[[Ann Phyllis Beechey]] (1794–December 1883)
#[[Frederick William Beechey]] (1796–1856), Royal Navy captain, geographer, politician
#[[Frederick William Beechey]] (1796–1856), Royal Navy captain, geographer, politician
#[[George Duncan Beechey]] (1798–1852), painter
#[[George Duncan Beechey]] (1798–1852), painter
# Anna Dodsworth Beechey (born 1800)<ref>[http://www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/person/mp85170/anna-dodsworth-beechey Anna Dodsworth Beechey], NPG, Retrieved 2 May 2017</ref><ref>[[Philadelphia Museum of Art]]: [http://www.philamuseum.org/collections/permanent/69048.html?mulR=788372901%7C3 ''Portrait of Lady Beechey and Her Child'']</ref>
# Anna Dodsworth Beechey (born 1800)<ref>[http://www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/person/mp85170/anna-dodsworth-beechey Anna Dodsworth Beechey], NPG, Retrieved 2 May 2017</ref><ref>[[Philadelphia Museum of Art]]: [http://www.philamuseum.org/collections/permanent/69048.html?mulR=788372901%7C3 ''Portrait of Lady Beechey and Her Child'']</ref>
#William Nelson Beechey (3 August 1801–1 August 1878)
#William Nelson Beechey (3 August 1801 – 1 August 1878)
#[[Charlotte Earl Beechey]] (3 August 1801–28 November 1849)
#Charlotte Earl Beechey (3 August 1801 – 28 November 1849)
#Alfred Beechey (born 24 June 1803)
#Alfred Beechey (born 24 June 1803)
#[[St. Vincent Beechey]] (1806–1899), clergyman
#[[St. Vincent Beechey]] (1806–1899), clergyman
#[[Richard Brydges Beechey]] (1808–1895), painter and admiral in the British navy
#[[Richard Brydges Beechey]] (1808–1895), painter and admiral in the British navy
#Jane Henrietta Frances Beechy (born 19 December 1809)
#Jane Henrietta Frances Beechy (born 19 December 1809)
#Augusta Beechey (born 1812)
#Fredericka Anne Beechey (born 1814)
#William Ernest Beechey (born 1816)
#Frances Beechey (born 1818)
#Phyliss Beechey (born 1820)
# a daughter S. R. Beechey (born 1822)


Their children included a high number of notable painters. Beechey died in [[Harley Street]].<ref name=anneodnb>John Wilson, ‘Beechey, Sir William (1753–1839)’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004; online edn, Oct 2006 [http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/1949, accessed 2 May 2017]</ref>
Their children included a high number of notable painters. Beechey died in [[Harley Street]].<ref name="anneodnb"/>


== References ==
== References ==
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Latest revision as of 07:28, 7 December 2024

Anne Beechey
Born
Anne Phyllis Jessop

3 August 1764
Thorpe St Andrew
Died14 December 1833(1833-12-14) (aged 69)
Harley Street
NationalityBritish
Known forPainting
SpouseSir William Beechey
Children10

Anne, Lady Beechey (born Anne Phyllis Jessop; 3 August 1764 – 14 December 1833) was a British portrait painter.

Life

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Anne's arms granted in 1829: Or between two bars as many mullets Gules in chief three leopards faces and in base a mullet of the last. [1]

Beechey was born in Thorpe St Andrew near Norwich, Norfolk, in 1764 as Anne Phyllis Jessop. She developed a successful portrait business and she met William Beechey who was also a painter. William was in Norwich between 1782 and 1787 and it presumed they met at that time. In 1787 she exhibited works at the Royal Academy as "Miss A. P. Jessup"(sic).[2]

William was a widower in 1793 with five children after his first wife, Mary Ann, died.[2] Beechey and Jessop wed in 1793.[2] She continued to exhibit at the Royal Academy from 1795 to 1805. She used the name Mrs Beechey until 1799, when she became Lady Beechey.[2]

Children

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  1. Anne Phyllis Beechey (1794–December 1883)
  2. Frederick William Beechey (1796–1856), Royal Navy captain, geographer, politician
  3. George Duncan Beechey (1798–1852), painter
  4. Anna Dodsworth Beechey (born 1800)[3][4]
  5. William Nelson Beechey (3 August 1801 – 1 August 1878)
  6. Charlotte Earl Beechey (3 August 1801 – 28 November 1849)
  7. Alfred Beechey (born 24 June 1803)
  8. St. Vincent Beechey (1806–1899), clergyman
  9. Richard Brydges Beechey (1808–1895), painter and admiral in the British navy
  10. Jane Henrietta Frances Beechy (born 19 December 1809)

Their children included a high number of notable painters. Beechey died in Harley Street.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Grant of Arms: Sir William Beechey 1829". Heraldry Online. 15 September 2018. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
  2. ^ a b c d e John Wilson, ‘Beechey, Sir William (1753–1839)’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004; online edn, Oct 2006 accessed 2 May 2017
  3. ^ Anna Dodsworth Beechey, NPG, Retrieved 2 May 2017
  4. ^ Philadelphia Museum of Art: Portrait of Lady Beechey and Her Child
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