Macdonald Dictionary Record: Harry Beechey
Maker
George Ranald Macdonald
Production date
1952-1964
Description
One record, handwritten in ink on rectangular card, with biographical information for Harry Beechey. Written by George Ranald Macdonald for the Macdonald Dictionary of Canterbury Biography project, 1952-1964.
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Marks/Inscriptions: B. 306 Hen. Becky. French and he had been astonished at their profieren Cy. In Ang. is he held the second of his re muirs lit rana francaise at the Literary Inst. His dau Ida was marr. in Sydney Ang , 77 and he was apparently living in Sydney al the time. Ida Catharine, only dau. of Henry Becker , grandson of Si Wm . Beechey R.H marr. al St James's , Sydney y Rev. Canon Atwood 31.8.77 t Sydney youngest son f George Chancellor of Chasing tur Hal, Surrey. from rational Duct. of Biography, Si Wm. Beechey R.H 1753-1839 painted a p a trait of Aren Charlotte and became portrait painter to her Majesty ; painted agne strain portrait of Geo tt hP. of W. + D. of ) al Academician - ' das T with P Royal a - pam sided in ones ment of Thebes Henry William eldest son sec. to Mr Salt Brit. Consul. Gen . in Egypt. : with his brother Frederick William , Rear. Achil + geographer , examined and reported on antigen tes of the coast of Armenia to which he added clever sketches; wrote a memoi of Sir J shia Reynolds . Another brother, George O became court painter and controller of the household to the King of Ou h. LT. 19.12 .71 : 3.8.72 : 31.10.77. Os er St Sited describing portrait of an ancestor in " Left Har Right Hand says 4exquisite painting by son Wm. Beechey"; Type of mark: Machine translation/Transcription; Notes: Machine translation by Mark Fryer
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