About Francis Hervé
Lived 1781 – 1850 (aged 68–69). Francis Hervé was a writer.
The fort and town of Silivria, the ancient Selymbria, on the Sea of Marmara - Drawn from nature by F. Hervé, Esq. (About 1832) Courtesy of Gürhan Altan, Istanbul
Francis Hervé (1781–1850) was a French born British artist and travel writer.
He traveled in the Levant in about 1833. Hervé was commissioned by philhellene British General Richard Church to produce a series of portraits of the leaders of the Greek War of Independence. He wrote his impressions about his journey through Hungary, Balkans, Turkey and Greece in a book with lithographed scenes and portraits drawn by himself.
He was a close friend of Madame Tussaud. Her two sons published a book on their mother’s life and career in collaboration with Francis Hervé.
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British artist and travel writer
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Francis Hervé was born in 1781.
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Francis Hervé died in 1850.
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Francis Hervé was a writer.
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