Campbell, Kristin Erin2017-05-252017-05-2520012017-05-25http://hdl.handle.net/1828/8193This thesis investigates the development of the biography of the Baroque portrait painter, Mary Beale (1633-1699), through historiography. The conventional gendered construction of Mary, primarily as a wife and mother, and secondarily as an artist, will be traced and examined, from the earliest art historical references to her, to the most recent.enAvailable to the World Wide WebMary BealebiographyBaroque periodCharles Bealeartistportrait painterThesis