Martin Archer Shee ( 1769 - 1850 )

Birth: Dublin, Ireland (20 December 1769) Death: Brighton, Sussex (19 August 1850) Burial: Brighton cemetery, Sussex Profession: Portrait painter Education: Drawing academy of the Royal Dublin Society, under Robert Lucius West; Royal Academy (1790) Career: Moved to London (1788); sitters included members of the Royal Family; visited Paris (1802); wrote poetry; involved in establishing the British Institution (1807); resigned as President of the Royal Academy (1845) but yielded to requests to remain Honours: Kt 1830 Memberships: ARA (1798); RA (1800, President 1830-1850); Society of Dilettanti (1830) Membership: Fellow Election Date: 21/04/1831.