Francis Hervé (1781–1850) was a French born British artist and travel writer. He traveled in the

Levant The Levant ( ) is the subregion that borders the Eastern Mediterranean, Eastern Mediterranean sea to the west, and forms the core of West Asia and the political term, Middle East, ''Middle East''. In its narrowest sense, which is in use toda ...

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 The Greek War of Independence, also known as the Greek Revolution or the Greek Revolution of 1821, was a successful war of independence by Greek revolutionaries against the Ottoman Empire between 1821 and 1829. In 1826, the Greeks were assisted ...

. He wrote his impressions about his journey through

Hungary Hungary is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning much of the Pannonian Basin, Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the northeast, Romania to the east and southeast, Serbia to the south, Croatia and ...

Balkan The Balkans ( , ), corresponding partially with the Balkan Peninsula, is a geographical area in southeastern Europe with various geographical and historical definitions. The region takes its name from the Balkan Mountains that stretch throug ...

Turkey Turkey, officially the Republic of Türkiye, is a country mainly located in Anatolia in West Asia, with a relatively small part called East Thrace in Southeast Europe. It borders the Black Sea to the north; Georgia (country), Georgia, Armen ...

and

Greece Greece, officially the Hellenic Republic, is a country in Southeast Europe. Located on the southern tip of the Balkan peninsula, it shares land borders with Albania to the northwest, North Macedonia and Bulgaria to the north, and Turkey to th ...

in a book with

lithograph Lithography () is a planographic method of printing originally based on the miscibility, immiscibility of oil and water. The printing is from a stone (lithographic limestone) or a metal plate with a smooth surface. It was invented in 1796 by ...

ed 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.

Bibliography

* ''A residence in Greece and Turkey, with notes of the journey through Bulgaria, Servia, Hungary and the Balkan''. Two volumes, 412 p. London, Whittaker & Co., (1837) * Madame Tussaud ''Memoirs and Reminiscences of the French Revolution'' ed. Francis Hervé, Esq., (1838), Two volumes. Lea and Blanchard, Philadelphia. * ''How to Enjoy Paris in 1842, a Companion and Monitor'' (1842), (English)

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Herve, Francis 1781 births 1850 deaths English travel writers French emigrants to the United Kingdom