Artist

Martin Archer Shee

Portrait of Martin Archer Shee
Portrait of Martin Archer Shee

British, 1769–1850

Martin Archer Shee was a British Romanticism painter. 14 works are cataloged here, principally at Victoria and Albert Museum, most of them oil paintings. Martin Archer Shee was born in Dublin.

Sir Martin Archer Shee (23 December 1769 – 13 August 1850) was an Irish painter and writer. He specialised in portrait painting. He enjoyed success during the Regency era. From 1830 he served as the president of the Royal Academy in succession to Thomas Lawrence.

Works by Martin Archer Shee

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