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Alexis Simon Belle
Early Life and Training Born: Paris, France (1674) Died: 1734 Alexis Simon Belle was born in Paris, the second child and only son of Jean-Baptiste Belle, also a painter. His birth and baptism are recorded in the parish register of the church of Saint-Sulpice, Paris. He initially studied under his father before continuing his training in the studio of François de Troy (1645/46-1730). Troy was a painter at the court of King J
ames II in exile at Saint-Germain-en-Laye. Belle began producing work at Saint-Germain between 1698 and 1701. Career as a Portraitist Belle's style was influenced by his master, François de Troy, as well as Hyacinthe Rigaud and Nicolas de Largillière. He gained prominence through portraits of the French and Jacobite nobility. During a period of peace between France and Great Britain, Belle produced portraits of James Edward…