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Edith Cheesman

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Florence Edith Cheesman (1877–1964) was a British artist.

She was the sister of Colonel Robert Ernest Cheesman, a British a military officer, explorer and ornithologist.[1]

Several of her works are in the UK's Government Art Collection,[2] including an oil on canvas of Gertrude Bell's House in Baghdad, which hangs in the British Embassy, Baghdad, Iraq.[1]

Cheesman also designed some Iraq postage stamps.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b Collection, Government Art. "Government Art Collection - Art Work Details". Retrieved 17 December 2016.
  2. ^ 3 artworks by or after Edith Cheesman, Art UK. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
  3. ^ "Florence Edith Cheesman". Retrieved 17 December 2016.
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