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Sir '''Henry William Beechey''' (Burford, 1753 – 1839) was an English [[portraits|portrait]]-[[painter]].
Between 1815 and 1822, Beechey traveled through [[Egypt]] with William John Bankes and associates, like Henry Salt, Giovanni Finati, Giovanni Belzoni, and Louis Maurice-Adolphe Linant de Bellefonds. Beechey was Giovanni Belzoni's secretary in this journey. They left an important Egyptologist collection and legacy (Some at the [[British Museum]]).
[[File:Henry William Beechey Seti I.jpg]]
Seti I, the British Museum.
Beechey painted the portraits of [[George III]], the Prince of Wales, the Duke of York, and other members of the English royal family, and of many of the most famous persons of the time, like [[Horatio Nelson]].
== External links ==
*[http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/1911_Encyclop%C3%A6dia_Britannica/Beechey,_Sir_William BEECHEY, SIR WILLIAM.] 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica.
*[http://www.travellersinegypt.org/archives/2004/10/william_john_bankes.html Travelers in Egypt.] Bankes’ Relationship to Other Travelers.
[[Category:Painters]]
Between 1815 and 1822, Beechey traveled through [[Egypt]] with William John Bankes and associates, like Henry Salt, Giovanni Finati, Giovanni Belzoni, and Louis Maurice-Adolphe Linant de Bellefonds. Beechey was Giovanni Belzoni's secretary in this journey. They left an important Egyptologist collection and legacy (Some at the [[British Museum]]).
[[File:Henry William Beechey Seti I.jpg]]
Seti I, the British Museum.
Beechey painted the portraits of [[George III]], the Prince of Wales, the Duke of York, and other members of the English royal family, and of many of the most famous persons of the time, like [[Horatio Nelson]].
== External links ==
*[http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/1911_Encyclop%C3%A6dia_Britannica/Beechey,_Sir_William BEECHEY, SIR WILLIAM.] 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica.
*[http://www.travellersinegypt.org/archives/2004/10/william_john_bankes.html Travelers in Egypt.] Bankes’ Relationship to Other Travelers.
[[Category:Painters]]