Praise

*Mary Beale Self-Portrait With A Painting Of Her Two Sons* 1687 Oil On Canvas

Praise

Mary 
Beale
Was
An
English
Painter
Of
Consummate
Skill.
Her
Portraits
Were
Of
17 C.
Well-
To-
Do
And
Some
Few
Whose
Name
Had
No
Fame.
As
Was
Common
For
A
Woman, 
And
Because
She
Was
So
Good,
She
Was
Misunderstood.
Her
Record
Was
Later
Edited
And
Often
Credited
To
A
Contemporary
Man,
A
Thing
Difficult
To
Understand,
But
Many
Works
Survive,
Still
Vital
And
Alive.
In
Her
Day,
She
Made
Her
Way,
Painting
Beauty
Of
Renown,
Each
For
About
Five
Pound.