Martin Archer Shee | |
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President of the Royal Academy | |
In office January 1830 – 13 August 1850 | |
Preceded by | Sir Thomas Lawrence |
Succeeded by | Sir Charles Lock Eastlake |
Personal details | |
Born | Dublin, Ireland | 23 December 1769
Died | 13 August 1850 Brighton, Sussex, England | (aged 80)
Known for | Portraiture |
Sir Martin Archer Shee PRA FRS (23 December 1769 – 13 August 1850) was an Irish portrait painter. He also served as the president of the Royal Academy.