Mary Beale
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Mary Beale was an English painter who specialised in portrait painting. She was part of a small band of female professional artists working in London. Beale became the main financial provider for her
Self-portrait, c. 1675–1680
Her husband, the painter Charles Beale the Elder, by Mary Beale
Mary Beale's memorial in St James Church, Piccadilly
Portrait of a Mathematician (c. 1680) The identity of the subject is not known but has been conjectured to be Robert Hooke or Isaac Barrow
Eastleigh
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Eastleigh is a town in Hampshire, England, between Southampton and Winchester. It is the largest town and the administrative seat of the Borough of Eastleigh, with a population of 24,011 at the 2011 c
Mary Beale
…some point, Charles was working for the Board of Green Cloth where he mixed colour pigments. Circa 1664, the family moved to Albrook, (now Allbrook), Eastleigh, Hampshire, to escape the plague. Throughout their marriage, Mary and Charles worked together as equals and as business partners, which was not often…
The Point, Eastleigh's old town hall
Eastleigh rail yard in 1984
Victorian bandstand in the recreation ground
Supermarine Spitfire Mk IX