William Beechey

(1788 c.-1862)

NAME AUTHORITIES: DNB: Beechey, Henry William (1788/9-1862), painter and explorer LBT ID: WiBeech1862	B/BAP: 1788 DIED: 1862-08-04
SOURCES: DNB
The son of the painter Sir William Beechey; as secretary to Henry Salt he participated in explorations in Egypt; he was employed in the Colonial Office and exhibited his painting at the Royal Academy.
REFERENCES TO William Beechey: Jerdan, William, 1782-1869, The Autobiography of William Jerdan. 4 vols (London: Arthur Hall, Vertue & Co., 1852-53) Ch. 14: Private Life Found 1: ¶ 3