Beechey, Henry William, approximately 1788-1862, painter and explorer
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1815-1817 secretary to Henry Salt, British consul-general in Egypt; 1817 sent to supervise the excavations of Giovanni Belzoni at Thebes and to make drawings of the monuments; 1818-1819 travelled with Henry Salt and William John Bankes; 1819 returned to England; 1821-1822 participated in the survey of the coastline of north Africa; 1825 fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of London; 1851 emigrated to New Zealand; 1851-1862 farmed land at Governors Bay.
Epithet: painter and explorer
British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001164.0x0003d1
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| associatedWith | Beechey, Frederick William, 1796-1856, naval officer, hydrographer and author |
| associatedWith | Beechey, George Duncan, 1797-1852, portrait painter |
| associatedWith | Beechey, Richard Brydges, 1808-1895, marine painter, naval officer and surveyor |
| associatedWith | Beechey, William, Sir, 1753-1839, portrait painter |
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Birth 1788
Death 1862
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