George Duncan Beechey

George Duncan Beechey (1798 – 6 December 1852) was an English portrait painter.

His subjects included Prince Augustus Frederick, Duke of Sussex and Bowyer Edward Sparke (1759-1836), Bishop of Chester.

In the 1830s, he travelled to India, where he was appointed court painter to the Nawab of Awadh in Lucknow.

Beechey held that position until Muhammad Ali Shah died in 1842.

[citation needed] Beechey retired in India and continued to paint.