Carel Beschey

Background

Carel Beschey was born in Antwerp the son of Jacob Beschey and Maria-Theresia Huaert.

Career

Carel had three brothers who all became painters. The best known was Balthasar who was a landscape, history and portrait painter. January Frans was for a while resident as a painter and art dealer in London.

Carel Beschey was a pupil of Hendrick Govaerts.

At his brother’s house, art lovers regularly met up to study the work of the great Dutch and Flemish masters. lieutenant is not known when or where Carel Beschey died but it is assumed he died in Antwerp c.

Achievements

• In 1727 he won the first prize in the life drawing competition of the Academy of Arts in Antwerp.