Lucelle Frances Beetham
New Zealand artist
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Lucelle Frances Beetham (née Swainson; 24 March 1842 – 11 October 1910) was a New Zealand artist and natural history illustrator.[1]
Lucelle Frances Beetham | |
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| Born | 24 March 1842 |
| Died | 11 October 1910 (aged 68) |
| Known for | Natural history illustration |
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Personal life
Lucelle Frances Swainson was born on 24 March 1842, the second daughter of the naturalist William 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]