Lucelle Frances Beetham

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

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
Spouse(s)
Richmond Beetham (m. 1863⁠–⁠1910)

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. "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". XVIII (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.
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