Caroline Chevalier (''née'' Wilkie; 23 March 1836 – 26 December 1917) was a British writer and one of the first women to write about travelling in

New Zealand New Zealand ( mi, Aotearoa ) is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the North Island () and the South Island ()—and over 700 smaller islands. It is the sixth-largest island count ...

. On her death, a collection of her deceased husband's works was given to the New Zealand government. Chevalier was born in

London London is the capital and largest city of England and the United Kingdom, with a population of just under 9 million. It stands on the River Thames in south-east England at the head of a estuary down to the North Sea, and has been a majo ...

, the daughter of Frederick and Sarah Wilkie.''England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975'' She was married to

Nicholas Chevalier Nicholas Chevalier (9 May 1828 – 15 March 1902) was a Russian-born artist who worked in Australia and New Zealand. Early life Chevalier was born in St Petersburg, Russia, the son of Louis Chevalier, who came from Vaud, Switzerland, and was ove ...

, and the Scottish artist David Wilkie was one of her relatives.

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