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Martin Archer Shee 1769-1850 is in Painters.
Circle of Martin Archer Shee. Portrait of Maria Elizabeth Tollemache Marchioness Ailesbury.
Maria Elizabeth Tollemache Marchioness Ailesbury: On 27th October 1809 she was born to Charles Tollemache. On 20th August 1833 Charles Brudenell 1st Marquess Ailesbury and she were married at Ham House, Richmond, Surrey. She by marriage Marchioness Ailesbury. The difference in their ages was 36 years. He the son of Thomas Brudenell 1st Earl Ailesbury and Susanna Hoare Countess Ailesbury. On 7th May 1893 Maria Elizabeth Tollemache Marchioness Ailesbury died at Petersham, Surrey.
In 1788 Martin Archer Shee (age 18) was introduced by Edmund Burke to Joshua Reynolds (age 64).
In 1789 Martin Archer Shee (age 19) and Mary Power were married.
1794. Martin Archer Shee (age 24). Self-Portrait.
In 1798 Martin Archer Shee (age 28) was elected Associate of the Royal Academy.
Around 1800 Martin Archer Shee (age 30) moved to 32 Cavendish Square Marylebone the former house of George Romney (age 65).
In 1800 Martin Archer Shee (age 30) was elected Fellow of the Royal Academy.
Around 1814. Attributed to Martin Archer Shee (age 44). Portrait of General Edward Paget (age 38). A three-quarter-length potrait in military uniform, against a background of sky. The painting shows him without his right arm which he lost at the First Battle of Oporto. Probably painted shortly after his release from the French, 1814.
General Edward Paget: On 3rd November 1775 he was born to Henry Bayly-Paget 1st Earl Uxbridge and Jane Champagné Countess Uxbridge. On 13th May 1849 General Edward Paget died.
1828. Martin Archer Shee (age 58). Portrait of Archbishop William Howley (age 61).
In 1830 Martin Archer Shee (age 60) was elected President of the Royal Academy following the death of Thomas Lawrence (age 60).
In 1831 Martin Archer Shee (age 61) was elected Fellow of the Royal Society.
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The Chronicle of Geoffrey le Baker of Swinbroke. Baker was a secular clerk from Swinbroke, now Swinbrook, an Oxfordshire village two miles east of Burford. His Chronicle describes the events of the period 1303-1356: Gaveston, Bannockburn, Boroughbridge, the murder of King Edward II, the Scottish Wars, Sluys, Crécy, the Black Death, Winchelsea and Poitiers. To quote Herbert Bruce 'it possesses a vigorous and characteristic style, and its value for particular events between 1303 and 1356 has been recognised by its editor and by subsequent writers'. The book provides remarkable detail about the events it describes. Baker's text has been augmented with hundreds of notes, including extracts from other contemporary chronicles, such as the Annales Londonienses, Annales Paulini, Murimuth, Lanercost, Avesbury, Guisborough and Froissart to enrich the reader's understanding. The translation takes as its source the 'Chronicon Galfridi le Baker de Swynebroke' published in 1889, edited by Edward Maunde Thompson. Available at Amazon in eBook and Paperback.
1833. Martin Archer Shee (age 63). Portrait of Bishop Charles Richard Sumner in the Robes of the Order of the Garter. Bishop Charles Sumner was not a Garter Knight. He is wearing the Robes probably in his capacity as Chaplain, or Register, of the Order of the Garter.
Around 1834. Martin Archer Shee (age 64). "Ariadne deserted by Theseus".
Around 1834. Martin Archer Shee (age 64). Portrait of John Rawdon 1st Earl Moira.
Around 1834. Martin Archer Shee (age 64). Portrait of Francis Leggatt Chantrey (age 52).
Around 1834. Martin Archer Shee (age 64). Portrait of Francis Leggatt Chantrey (age 52).
1835. Martin Archer Shee (age 65). Portrait of John Cust 1st Earl Brownlow (age 55).
Around 1838. Martin Archer Shee (age 68). Portrait of George Hamilton-Gordon 4th Earl Aberdeen (age 53).
Before 11th October 1843. Martin Archer Shee (age 73). Portrait of Bishop James Bowstead (age 42).
Before 13th August 1849 Martin Archer Shee (age 79). Portrait of Bishop Edward Coplestone (age 73).
Before 13th August 1850 Martin Archer Shee (age 80). Portrait of Charles Henry Cust (age 37).
Charles Henry Cust: In 1813 he was born to John Cust 1st Earl Brownlow and Amelia Sophia Hume. In 1875 Charles Henry Cust died.
All About History Books
The Chronicle of Geoffrey le Baker of Swinbroke. Baker was a secular clerk from Swinbroke, now Swinbrook, an Oxfordshire village two miles east of Burford. His Chronicle describes the events of the period 1303-1356: Gaveston, Bannockburn, Boroughbridge, the murder of King Edward II, the Scottish Wars, Sluys, Crécy, the Black Death, Winchelsea and Poitiers. To quote Herbert Bruce 'it possesses a vigorous and characteristic style, and its value for particular events between 1303 and 1356 has been recognised by its editor and by subsequent writers'. The book provides remarkable detail about the events it describes. Baker's text has been augmented with hundreds of notes, including extracts from other contemporary chronicles, such as the Annales Londonienses, Annales Paulini, Murimuth, Lanercost, Avesbury, Guisborough and Froissart to enrich the reader's understanding. The translation takes as its source the 'Chronicon Galfridi le Baker de Swynebroke' published in 1889, edited by Edward Maunde Thompson. Available at Amazon in eBook and Paperback.
On 13th August 1850 Martin Archer Shee (age 80) died at Brighton.