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Isabella Beetham
England, 1750–1825
Isabella Beetham was an England Rococo painting artist. 1 work is cataloged here, principally at Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Isabella Beetham was an 18th-century British silhouette artist. She began her career by cutting the silhouette images. After studying painting with successful miniature portraitist John Smart, Beetham painted silhouettes to be framed or miniatures were made for jewelry.
From 1785 to 1809, she had a business on 27 Fleet Street in London, where she produced silhouettes of men and women. She is considered one of the great 18th century silhouette artists, along with John Miers.
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