William Bell

Birth Name William Bell
Gender male
Age at Death about 60 years, 5 months, 7 days

Events

Event Date Place Description Sources
Birth about 1734 Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England   1a
Education from 1768 to 1771 Royal Academy of Arts, Piccadilly, London, Middlesex, England received a gold medal for his painting of Venus entreating Vulcan to forge arms for her son Æneas. 1a
Death 8 June 1794 Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England "DIED, Sunday morning, Mr William Bell, an eminent Portrait Painter, whose memory will be esteemed at long as his animated productions remain, many of which bear testimony to his abilities in this part of the kingdom". 2a
Burial 10 June 1794 Saint Andrew, Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England   1a

Families

Family of William Bell and Elizabeth
Unknown Partner Elizabeth ( * + ... )
  Children
Name Birth Date Death Date
Elizabeth Bell177324 May 1847

Family Map

Family Map

Pedigree

    1. William Bell
      1. Elizabeth
        1. Elizabeth Bell

Source References

  1. A Nisbet: Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
      • Date: 2004
      • Page: doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/2032
  2. Newcastle Courant
      • Date: 14 June 1794