#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. š
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