Beechey, Richard Brydges, 1808-1895
Variant names1821-1825 Royal Naval College; 1825-1828 midshipman, HMS Blossom; 1828 lieutenant; 1832-1877 exhibited seascapes at the Royal Academy, the British Institution and the Suffolk Street Gallery; 1835-1857 appointed to the survey service in Ireland; 1846 commander; 1857 captain; 1857 half pay; 1864 retired from service; 1885 admiral, on senority.
Epithet: marine painter, naval officer and surveyor
British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001164.0x0003d2
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| referencedIn | Richard Beechey collection, 1826 | Scott Polar Research Institute | |
| referencedIn | Vol. I. (ff. 519). A-Be, 1843-1845 | British Library | |
| referencedIn | Edward Belcher collection, 1827-1854 | Scott Polar Research Institute | |
| referencedIn | Robert B. Honeyman, Jr. Collection of Early Californian and Western American Pictorial Material | Bancroft Library | |
| creatorOf | Beechey, Richard Brydges, 1808-1895. Artist file. | Brooklyn Museum Libraries & Archives |
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| associatedWith | Beechey, Frederick William, 1796-1856, naval officer, hydrographer and author | person |
| associatedWith | Beechey, George Duncan, 1797-1852, portrait painter | person |
| associatedWith | Beechey, Henry William, approximately 1788-1862, painter and explorer | person |
| associatedWith | Beechey, William, Sir, 1753-1839, portrait painter | person |
| associatedWith | Belcher, Edward | person |
| associatedWith | Honeyman, Robert B. | person |
| associatedWith | Richard Brydges Beechey | person |
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Birth 1808
Death 1895-03-14
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