(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 Louis Francois, Prince de Conti | Portrait of Mariana Victoria of Spain | Portrait of Louis XV of France | Portrait of Mariana Victoria of Spain fiancee of Louis XV | Mildmay Fane | Related Artists:
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was a French painter of the 19th century. He especially painted navy scenes, and was a pupil of Girodet-Trioson. Gudin was one of the first Peintres de la Marine, at the court of Louis-Philippe and Napoleon III.