(12 January 1674 - 21 November 1734) was a French portrait painter, known for his portraits of the French and Jacobite nobility. Belle was born in Paris, the second child and only son of Jean-Baptiste Belle (born before 1642, died 1703), also a painter, and of Anne his wife (died 1705). Belle's birth and baptism are recorded in the parish register of the church of Saint-Sulpice, Paris, and quoted in Eugene Piot's Le Cabinet de l'amateur for the years 1861 and 1862   Related Paintings of Alexis Simon Belle :. | Portrait of Mariana Victoria of Spain | Mildmay Fane | Portrait of Queen Marie Leszczynska | Antoine Nompar de Caumont, duc de Lauzun | Self portrait |
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Vleughels Nicolas
French , b Paris, 6 Dec 1668; d Rome, 11 Dec 1737
Parrish, Clara Weaver
American, 1861-1925
Frans van Leemputten
painted Aan de Schelde-arm in 1884