Richard Brydges Beechey b. 17 May 1808

  • Artist (Painter)
While Richard Brydes Beechey painted a scene of Lt. Stokes discovering Victoria River, he is not known to have ever visited Australia though he travelled to the Pacific while in the Royal Navy.
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