#portraitchallenge: mary beale

Thursday is #PortraitChallenge day at the Virtual Studio! Here's London National Portrait Gallery's self-portrait of Mary Beale, from around 1665. She's considered England's first female professional painter (how cool is that?) and you can read more about here.

Here's the original:

And another interpretation by Dave Windett!

Keep an eye on @StudioTeaBreak and #PortraitChallenge to see if more drawings turn up. :)