Template:Did you know nominations/Alexander Buchan (artist)

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The result was: promoted by Theleekycauldron (talk) 09:37, 2 February 2022 (UTC)

Alexander Buchan (artist)

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... that Alexander Buchan, one of the artists on the first voyage of James Cook, was not mentioned in Cook's journals until he died after an epileptic fit? Source: Joppien & Smith 1985, The art of Captain Cook's Voyages I, p. 73
- ALT1: ... that when artist Alexander Buchan died after an epileptic fit during the first voyage of James Cook, his employer Joseph Banks regretted being unable to entertain his friends with Buchan's drawings? Source: Banks' journal: http://nzetc.victoria.ac.nz/tm/scholarly/tei-Bea01Bank-t1-body-d6-d1.html#n307
- Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Carl Etelman
- Comment: Can't think of a good image hook; possibly involve the transformation of the Tierra del Fuego hut by Cipriani? But it may be too small.

5x expanded by Kusma (talk). Self-nominated at 23:51, 20 January 2022 (UTC).

Reviewing... Flibirigit (talk) 15:40, 31 January 2022 (UTC)

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: - Offline/paywalled citation accepted in good faith Interesting:

QPQ: Done.

Overall: The article was expanded more than fivefold within seven days of the nomination. Length and sourcing are adequate. Prose is neutral in tone. No plagiarism issues detected, as the quotations and proper nouns are not violations. The image of Buchan has a complete fair use rationale. All other images are freely licensed on the Commons. QPQ requirement is complete. ALT0 is interesting, mentioned in the article and cited to an offline source, assuming good faith on its contents. ALT1 is interesting, mentioned in the article and verified to an online source. Flibirigit (talk) 16:04, 31 January 2022 (UTC)

ALT0 to T:DYK/P5