William Bell
Birth Name | William Bell |
Gender | male |
Age at Death | about 60 years, 5 months, 7 days |
Events
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Birth | about 1734 | Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England | 1a | |
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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 |
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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 |
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Burial | 10 June 1794 | Saint Andrew, Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England | 1a | |
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Families
Family of William Bell and Elizabeth |
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Unknown | Partner | Elizabeth ( * + ... ) | ||||||
Children |
Name | Birth Date | Death Date |
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Elizabeth Bell | 1773 | 24 May 1847 |
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Source References
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A Nisbet: Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
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- Date: 2004
- Page: doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/2032
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Newcastle Courant
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- Date: 14 June 1794
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