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Last Name Chesham

Given Name Francis

alt. Names F. C. ;

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Year born 1749

Year died 1806

Place of death London

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Country of Activity England, UK

Worked for George Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon (1707-1788); Joseph Banks & Daniel Carl Solander: Banks Florilegium 1771-84

Patronage James Cook

Collaborators see www.alectouk.com/Banks_history.htm on other artists & engravers involved in Banks Florilegium

Techniques technical and zoological copperplate engraving, aquatint and drawing

Sample(s) http://www.invaluable.com/artist/chesham-francis-wndljfw504/sold-at-auction-prices/

Archival sources http://www.nhm.ac.uk/nature-online/art-nature-imaging/collections/endeavour-botanical/indexadv.dsml

Published sources AKL18 1998:457; ThB6 1912:469; Blunt & Stearn; Klingender 1968/74: 81 ; Nissen: Zoolog. Buchillustration 1969/78

other finishing of James Cook's Endeavour exped. sketches in London

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