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Superb 18th Century Portrait of Alexander Popham by Thomas Beach Signed
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Superb 18th Century Portrait of Alexander Popham by Thomas Beach Signed

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Superb 18th Century Portrait of Alexander Popham of Bagborough, Somerset, by Thomas Beach

Signed and dated 1781

Beautiful period antique frame.

Measurements are: 78cm wide, 92cm high and 7cm deep

Beach was born at Milton Abbas, Dorset in 1738, and showed. a strong predilection for art from an early age. In 1760, under the patronage of Lord Dorchester's family, he became a pupil of Sir Joshua Reynolds, while at the same time studying at the St. Martin's Lane Academy. He then settled at the fashionable resort of Bath, where he was much in demand for his portraits and portrait groups, which were usually of a small size.[1]

He painted the actress Sarah Siddons several times. In his first portrait of her, painted in the winter of 1781–2, she is shown seated, in everyday clothes, holding a book. He depicted her again later in 1782, in one of his more ambitious works, an allegorical portrait inspired by Milton's Il Penseroso, in which she represented the personification of Melancholy.[2] In 1787 he painted Mrs. Siddons and John Kemble in the Dagger Scene in Macbeth, of which the actress wrote, "My brother's head is the finest I have ever seen, and the likest of the two".[1]

He was a member of the Incorporated Society of Artists, and a contributor to its exhibitions from 1772 to 1783. He exhibited the Royal Academy every year from 1785 until 1790, but not again until 1797, when he was living at Strand-on-the-Green, near Kew in London, and sent a portrait of the Prince of Wales.[1] Several of Beach's portraits were engraved in mezzotint by William Dickinson, Valentine Green, Richard Houston, and John Jones.[1]

Beach died at Dorchester, Dorset, on 17 December 1806.

The National Portrait Gallery has a portrait by Beach of William Woodfall, the earliest parliamentary reporter.[3] Portraits of Sir Edward Wilmot, bart., M.D., and Richard Tattersall, the horse dealer who established 'Tattersall's, were exhibited in the National Portrait Exhibition of 1867.[1]

We offer delivery to any UK address included in the asking price, and if you require shipping do contact us for a quote.

Many thanks for looking

Regards

Chris

Physical Dimensions
Height
92cm (36.22")
Width
78cm (30.71")
Depth
7cm (2.76")
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Christopher Tombs Antiques Ltd has dated this 18th Century Portrait Painting to the 18th Century.

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SA740843
Description
Superb 18th Century Portrait of Alexander Popham of Bagborough, Somerset, by Thomas Beach

Signed and dated 1781

Beautiful period antique frame.

Measurements are: 78cm wide, 92cm high and 7cm deep

Beach was born at Milton Abbas, Dorset in 1738, and showed. a strong predilection for art from an early age.

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In 1760, under the patronage of Lord Dorchester's family, he became a pupil of Sir Joshua Reynolds, while at the same time studying at the St.
Christopher Tombs Antiques Ltd

Martin's Lane Academy. He then settled at the fashionable resort of Bath, where he was much in demand for his portraits and portrait groups, which were usually of a small size.[1]

fig 1. An 18th-century oil portrait painting of a gentleman wearing a red frock coat and white cravat, presented in a carved gilt wood frame.
fig 1. Superb 18th Century Portrait of Alexander Popham by Thomas Beach Signed

He painted the actress Sarah Siddons several times. In his first portrait of her, painted in the winter of 1781–2, she is shown seated, in everyday clothes, holding a book. He depicted her again later in 1782, in one of his more ambitious works, an allegorical portrait inspired by Milton's Il Penseroso, in which she represented the personification of Melancholy.[2] In 1787 he painted Mrs. Siddons and John Kemble in the Dagger Scene in Macbeth, of which the actress wrote, "My brother's head is the finest I have ever seen, and the likest of the two".[1]

fig 2. An 18th-century oil portrait painting of a gentleman wearing a red frock coat and white cravat, presented in a carved gilt wood frame.
fig 2. Superb 18th Century Portrait of Alexander Popham by Thomas Beach Signed

He was a member of the Incorporated Society of Artists, and a contributor to its exhibitions from 1772 to 1783. He exhibited the Royal Academy every year from 1785 until 1790, but not again until 1797, when he was living at Strand-on-the-Green, near Kew in London, and sent a portrait of the Prince of Wales.[1] Several of Beach's portraits were engraved in mezzotint by William Dickinson, Valentine Green, Richard Houston, and John Jones.[1]

fig 3. An 18th-century oil portrait painting of a gentleman wearing a red frock coat and white cravat, presented in a carved gilt wood frame.
fig 3. Superb 18th Century Portrait of Alexander Popham by Thomas Beach Signed

Beach died at Dorchester, Dorset, on 17 December 1806.

The National Portrait Gallery has a portrait by Beach of William Woodfall, the earliest parliamentary reporter.[3] Portraits of Sir Edward Wilmot, bart., M.D., and Richard Tattersall, the horse dealer who established 'Tattersall's, were exhibited in the National Portrait Exhibition of 1867.[1]

We offer delivery to any UK address included in the asking price, and if you require shipping do contact us for a quote.

Many thanks for looking

Regards

Chris

Height
92cm (36.22")
Width
78cm (30.71")
Depth
7cm (2.76")
Date of Manufacture

Christopher Tombs Antiques Ltd has dated this 18th Century Portrait Painting to the 18th Century.

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Georgian portraiture from the 18th century typically features formal depictions of the gentry and aristocracy, capturing status, attire, and character through refined oil techniques and classical compositions.

Artists during this period predominantly worked with hand-ground oil pigments applied onto stretched linen canvas, housed within carved and gilded wood frames.

Authentic period pieces often display fine surface craquelure, natural age-related canvas oxidation, hand-carved stretcher bars, and period-appropriate costume details.

A Georgian oil portrait serves as a focal point when positioned above a fireplace mantel, hung over a sideboard, or integrated into an eclectic gallery wall.

Keep the canvas away from direct sunlight and fluctuating humidity, dusting the gilt frame gently with a soft dry brush and consulting a professional conservator for cleaning.
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