James Hesketh Biggs

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Colonel James Hesketh Biggs was a 19th-century painter, photographer and engraver in South Australia who was active in the 1860s and 1870s. He was renowned in his day and won numerous awards, but most of his work is now lost. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

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