Martin Archer Shee

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Sir
Martin Archer Shee
PRA FRS
Self-Portrait (1794)
President of the Royal Academy
In office
January 1830 – 13 August 1850
Preceded bySir Thomas Lawrence
Succeeded bySir Charles Lock Eastlake
Personal details
Born(1769-12-23)23 December 1769
Dublin, Ireland
Died13 August 1850(1850-08-13) (aged 80)
Brighton, Sussex, England
Known forPortraiture, literature

Sir Martin Archer Shee PRA FRS (23 December 1769 – 13 August 1850) was an Irish painter and writer. He specialised in portrait painting. He enjoyed success during the Regency era. From 1830 he served as the president of the Royal Academy in succession to Thomas Lawrence.

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