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William Beechey

1753 - 1839

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Sir William Beechey (12 December 1753 – 28 January 1839) was a British portraitist during the golden age of British painting. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. William Beechey is the 1,936th most popular painter (down from 1,932nd in 2019), the 5,080th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 4,901st in 2019) and the 116th most popular British Painter.

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Among PAINTERS

Among painters, William Beechey ranks 1,936 out of 2,023. Before him are Randolph Caldecott, William Stanley Haseltine, Luke Fildes, Harry Clarke, Tom Thomson, and Alfred John Keene. After him are Antonín Slavíček, Edward Henry Potthast, Hale Asaf, Rob Gonsalves, Ernest Townsend, and Maksymilian Gierymski.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1753, William Beechey ranks 44. Before him are John Soane, Dugald Stewart, Edward Pigott, François Levaillant, Nikolay Lvov, and James McHenry. After him are William Roscoe, William Eustis, and Elizabeth Inchbald. Among people deceased in 1839, William Beechey ranks 42. Before him are Alexander Odoevsky, José María Heredia y Heredia, Hendrik Voogd, Marie Friederike of Hesse-Kassel, Jens Esmark, and Allan Cunningham. After him are Benjamin Morrell, Thomas Bibb, and Sybil Ludington.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, William Beechey ranks 5,082 out of 8,785. Before him are Sam Tingle (1921), Barbara Shelley (1932), John Castle (1940), Don McCullin (1935), Julian Symons (1912), and Jermain Defoe (1982). After him are Tony Rolt (1918), Ethel Muckelt (1885), Moira Shearer (1926), Donald Campbell (1921), Peter Wright (1970), and Eileen Hiscock (1909).

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Among PAINTERS In United Kingdom

Among painters born in United Kingdom, William Beechey ranks 116. Before him are Gerald Scarfe (1936), Thomas Phillips (1770), Augustus John (1878), Benjamin Wilson (1721), Randolph Caldecott (1846), and Luke Fildes (1843). After him are Ernest Townsend (1880), Derek Riggs (1958), Thomas Baines (1820), Laura Knight (1877), David Cox (1783), and Rebecca Solomon (1832).

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