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          Alexis Simon Belle Most Popular Paintings

          The 24 artworks by Alexis Simon Belle our visitors ask for most, ranked by popularity and presented one by one, with the specification and the price of each hand-painted reproduction.

          Edition 2026 · 24 artworks Each artwork painted to order
          Linen canvas · Certificate of authenticity · Delivered worldwide Alexis Simon Belle · 1674 – 1734

          Princess Louisa Maria Theresa Stuart – art print by Alexis Simon Belle

          View the most popular artwork of Alexis Simon Belle ranked #1: Princess Louisa Maria Theresa Stuart
          1702 · National Portrait Gallery, London · original 75.3 x 62.5cm
          Technique
          Hand-painted oil on linen canvas
          Made
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          Popularity
          No. 1 of 24 artworks by Alexis Simon Belle
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          Prince James Francis Edward Stuart by Alexis Simon Belle

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          1712 · National Portrait Gallery, London · original 80.6 x 62.9cm
          Technique
          Hand-painted oil on linen canvas
          Made
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          Popularity
          No. 2 of 24 artworks by Alexis Simon Belle
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          John Law by Alexis Simon Belle

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          1715 · National Portrait Gallery, London · original 81.3 x 63.5cm
          Technique
          Hand-painted oil on linen canvas
          Made
          To order, by a trained painter
          Popularity
          No. 3 of 24 artworks by Alexis Simon Belle
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          Prince James Francis Edward Stuart (1688–1766), 'The Old Pretender' (1800)

          View the most popular artwork of Alexis Simon Belle ranked #4: Prince James Francis Edward Stuart (1688–1766), 'The Old Pretender'
          1800 · Government Art Collection, London · original 73.5 x 61.0cm
          Technique
          Hand-painted oil on linen canvas
          Made
          To order, by a trained painter
          Popularity
          No. 4 of 24 artworks by Alexis Simon Belle
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          Prince James Francis Edward Stuart, 1688 - 1766. Son of James VII and II by Alexis Simon Belle

          View the most popular artwork of Alexis Simon Belle ranked #5: Prince James Francis Edward Stuart, 1688 - 1766. Son of James VII and II
          1700 · Scottish National Portrait Gallery, Edinburgh · original 75.3 x 62.9cm
          Technique
          Hand-painted oil on linen canvas
          Made
          To order, by a trained painter
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          No. 5 of 24 artworks by Alexis Simon Belle
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          Prince James Francis Edward Stuart (1688–1766), 'The Old Pretender' – art print

          View the most popular artwork of Alexis Simon Belle ranked #6: Prince James Francis Edward Stuart (1688–1766), 'The Old Pretender'
          1712 · Government Art Collection, London · original 136.0 x 107.0cm
          Technique
          Hand-painted oil on linen canvas
          Made
          To order, by a trained painter
          Popularity
          No. 6 of 24 artworks by Alexis Simon Belle
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          Portrait of a Man (1720)

          View the most popular artwork of Alexis Simon Belle ranked #7: Portrait of a Man
          1720 · El Paso Museum of Art, El Paso · original 134.0 x 103.5cm
          Technique
          Hand-painted oil on linen canvas
          Made
          To order, by a trained painter
          Popularity
          No. 7 of 24 artworks by Alexis Simon Belle
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          Prince James Francis Edward Stuart (1688–1766), 'The Old Pretender', 1713, Alexis Simon Belle

          View the most popular artwork of Alexis Simon Belle ranked #8: Prince James Francis Edward Stuart (1688–1766), 'The Old Pretender'
          1713 · Government Art Collection, London · original 79.0 x 61.5cm
          Technique
          Hand-painted oil on linen canvas
          Made
          To order, by a trained painter
          Popularity
          No. 8 of 24 artworks by Alexis Simon Belle
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          Gentleman Enjoying Tobacco by Alexis Simon Belle, 1734

          View the most popular artwork of Alexis Simon Belle ranked #9: Gentleman Enjoying Tobacco
          1734 · Petit Palais, Paris · original 105.5 x 80.5cm
          Technique
          Hand-painted oil on linen canvas
          Made
          To order, by a trained painter
          Popularity
          No. 9 of 24 artworks by Alexis Simon Belle
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          Alexis Simon Belle, Roger Strickland (1680–1704) (1703)

          View the most popular artwork of Alexis Simon Belle ranked #10: Roger Strickland (1680–1704)
          1703 · Sizergh Castle, Kendal · original 115.0 x 89.0cm
          Technique
          Hand-painted oil on linen canvas
          Made
          To order, by a trained painter
          Popularity
          No. 10 of 24 artworks by Alexis Simon Belle
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          Same size as the original$44689 × 115 cm Commission at original size

          The Abbé François Gaultier (d.1723) (1713)

          View the most popular artwork of Alexis Simon Belle ranked #11: The Abbé François Gaultier (d.1723)
          1713 · Sizergh Castle, Kendal · original 79.5 x 63.5cm
          Technique
          Hand-painted oil on linen canvas
          Made
          To order, by a trained painter
          Popularity
          No. 11 of 24 artworks by Alexis Simon Belle
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          Prince James Francis Edward Stuart with his sister, Princess Louisa Maria Theresa

          View the most popular artwork of Alexis Simon Belle ranked #12: Prince James Francis Edward Stuart with his sister, Princess Louisa Maria Theresa
          1699 · Royal Collection, London · original 188.1 x 131.5cm
          Technique
          Hand-painted oil on linen canvas
          Made
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          Popularity
          No. 12 of 24 artworks by Alexis Simon Belle
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          Alexis Simon Belle: Reverend Thomas Strickland (c.1682–1740)

          View the most popular artwork of Alexis Simon Belle ranked #13: Reverend Thomas Strickland (c.1682–1740)
          1706 · Sizergh Castle, Kendal · original 114.0 x 88.5cm
          Technique
          Hand-painted oil on linen canvas
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          Popularity
          No. 13 of 24 artworks by Alexis Simon Belle
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          Alexis Simon Belle: James Frances Edward Keith (1696–1758)

          View the most popular artwork of Alexis Simon Belle ranked #14: James Frances Edward Keith (1696–1758)
          1724 · original 137.5 x 104.5cm
          Technique
          Hand-painted oil on linen canvas
          Made
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          Popularity
          No. 14 of 24 artworks by Alexis Simon Belle
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          Alexis Simon Belle: Portrait of Louis XV of France

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          1723 · Opera House, Versailles · original 226.0 x 180.0cm
          Technique
          Hand-painted oil on linen canvas
          Made
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          Popularity
          No. 15 of 24 artworks by Alexis Simon Belle
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          Princess Louisa Maria Theresa Stuart (1692–1712) by Alexis Simon Belle, 1709

          View the most popular artwork of Alexis Simon Belle ranked #16: Princess Louisa Maria Theresa Stuart (1692–1712)
          1709 · Sizergh Castle, Kendal · original 135.0 x 105.0cm
          Technique
          Hand-painted oil on linen canvas
          Made
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          Popularity
          No. 16 of 24 artworks by Alexis Simon Belle
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          Winifred, the Nun of Cufaude, 1707, Alexis Simon Belle

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          1707 · The Vyne · original 129.5 x 103.0cm
          Technique
          Hand-painted oil on linen canvas
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          To order, by a trained painter
          Popularity
          No. 17 of 24 artworks by Alexis Simon Belle
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          Alexis Simon Belle: Charles-François-Marie de Custine, Chevalier de Wiltz

          View the most popular artwork of Alexis Simon Belle ranked #18: Charles-François-Marie de Custine, Chevalier de Wiltz
          1714 · Museum of Fine Arts, Houston · original 130.8 x 98.4cm
          Technique
          Hand-painted oil on linen canvas
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          No. 18 of 24 artworks by Alexis Simon Belle
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          Portrait of Louis XV – art print by Alexis Simon Belle

          View the most popular artwork of Alexis Simon Belle ranked #19: Portrait of Louis XV
          original 116 x 89 cm
          Technique
          Hand-painted oil on linen canvas
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          No. 19 of 24 artworks by Alexis Simon Belle
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          Marie-Anne-Victoire, Infanta of Spain (1718-1781), 1723, Alexis Simon Belle

          View the most popular artwork of Alexis Simon Belle ranked #20: Marie-Anne-Victoire, Infanta of Spain (1718-1781)
          1723 · Opera House, Versailles · original 98.0 x 109.0cm
          Technique
          Hand-painted oil on linen canvas
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          No. 20 of 24 artworks by Alexis Simon Belle
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          Marie Leszczynska, Queen of France, and the Dauphin, 1730, Alexis Simon Belle

          View the most popular artwork of Alexis Simon Belle ranked #21: Marie Leszczynska, Queen of France, and the Dauphin
          1730 · Opera House, Versailles · original 170.0 x 139.0cm
          Technique
          Hand-painted oil on linen canvas
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          No. 21 of 24 artworks by Alexis Simon Belle
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          Portrait of a Lady – art print

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          National Gallery of Ireland, Dublin City · original 75.0 x 63.0cm
          Technique
          Hand-painted oil on linen canvas
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          No. 22 of 24 artworks by Alexis Simon Belle
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          Louis XV and the Infanta Marie-Anne-Victoire (1724)

          View the most popular artwork of Alexis Simon Belle ranked #23: Louis XV and the Infanta Marie-Anne-Victoire
          1724 · Opera House, Versailles · original 99.0 x 124.0cm
          Technique
          Hand-painted oil on linen canvas
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          No. 23 of 24 artworks by Alexis Simon Belle
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          Same size as the original$555124 × 99 cm Commission at original size

          Portrait de Louis, duc d'Orléans – art print

          View the most popular artwork of Alexis Simon Belle ranked #24: Portrait de Louis, duc d'Orléans
          original 131.5 x 97.8cm
          Technique
          Hand-painted oil on linen canvas
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          No. 24 of 24 artworks by Alexis Simon Belle
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          The artist

          Alexis Simon Belle

          1674 – 1734

          Portrait of Alexis Simon Belle
          Quick facts
          • Copyright statusPublic domain
          • Born1674, Paris, France
          • Art periodEarly Modern
          • Works on APS24
          • Also known asAlexis Belle, A.S. Belle, Belle, Belle Peintre du Roi, Le Belle
          • Color intensitymonochromatic
          • Lifespan60 years
          Biography

          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 James 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 Stuart (the "Old Pretender") and his sister, Princess Louisa Maria.
          • In 1700, he won the Prix de Rome but chose to remain in France and continue with Jacobite commissions.
          • He married Anne Chéron (c. 1663–1718) in 1701, being described as "peintre ordinaire du Roy d'Angleterre" at the time.

          The Jacobite Court Painter

          • Belle became the principal painter to the Jacobite court and settled with his wife.
          • He continued producing portraits of James Edward Stuart, which were often smuggled across the English Channel.
          • His portrait of James Edward Stuart in armour, standing beside the English Channel, was particularly popular and widely copied.
          • A notable work from 1712 depicts Stuart in a military outfit within a tent, becoming the standard image of the Old Pretender.
          • After the Pretender moved to Bar-le-Duc, Belle joined his court in 1714.

          Later Years and Artistic Development

          • Belle's work expanded beyond Jacobite commissions during the 1720s, increasingly focusing on portraits of the French nobility.
          • He painted King Louis XV and Mariana Victoria of Spain, among others.
          • His works were frequently engraved, indicating his rising status in France.
          • Belle made copies of portraits by David of James Edward Stuart's sons, Prince Charles Edward Stuart and Prince Henry Benedict Stuart, in 1731.
          • He remarried to Marie-Nicolle Horthemels (born 1689, died after 1745) in 1722, who was also a painter and engraver.

          Legacy and Significance

          • Alexis Simon Belle is remembered for his significant contributions to French portraiture of the early 18th century.
          • His portraits provide valuable insights into the lives and appearances of both the French aristocracy and exiled Jacobite figures.
          • Belle's ability to capture likenesses and convey a sense of status made him a sought-after artist for prominent patrons.
          • He served as a master to Jacques-André-Joseph-Camelot Aved (1702–1766), contributing to the continuation of artistic traditions.

          Questions & Answers

          Where is Alexis Simon Belle from?

          Alexis Simon Belle was born in France.

          What are the birth city and country of Alexis Simon Belle?

          Alexis Simon Belle was born in Paris, in France.

          Is there a 3D virtual tour of Alexis Simon Belle's works?

          The 3D Museum of Alexis Simon Belle is a page that displays the artist's artworks in a virtual three-dimensional gallery.

          By the ArtsDot.com Editorial Team Updated Sept. 3, 2026
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