Lucelle Frances Beetham

Lucelle Frances Beetham
Born(1842-03-24)24 March 1842
Hutt Valley, New Zealand
Died11 October 1910(1910-10-11) (aged 68)
Nelson, New Zealand
Known forNatural history illustration
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(m. 1863⁠–⁠1910)​

Lucelle Frances Beetham (née Swainson; 24 March 1842 – 11 October 1910) was a New Zealand artist and natural history illustrator.[1]

Personal life

Lucelle Frances Swainson was born on 24 March 1842, the second daughter of the naturalist William John Swainson and Anne Grasby.[2] She grew up in the Hutt Valley; on 17 September 1863 she married magistrate and artist Richmond Beetham, moving with him to Queenstown in the 1870s.[3][1] She died in 1910, aged 68.[1]

Artwork

Beetham took after her artist father and was a talented illustrator,[4] producing several botanical and bird studies. Some of her works are now held in the Alexander Turnbull Library in Wellington.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Beetham, Lucelle Frances, 1842-1910". National Library of New Zealand. n.d. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
  2. ^ Platts, U. (1980). Nineteenth Century New Zealand Artists: A Guide & Handbook. Christchurch, New Zealand: Avon Fine Prints. p. 38.
  3. ^ "Wellington Independent". Vol. XVIII, no. 1960. 22 September 1863. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
  4. ^ Brockie, B. (2001). "The decline and fall of William Swainson". New Zealand Geographic. No. 50. Retrieved 14 June 2020.