Background
Gauci was born in Valletta, Malta on 11 February 1774.
Gauci was born in Valletta, Malta on 11 February 1774.
He studied painting under Michele Busuttil, and was later sent to the Accademia di San Luca in Rome on the recommendation of Grand Master Emmanuel de Rohan-Polduc.
He was an early exponent of lithography for botanical illustration. While he was there, he was known as Maxime Gauci. Gauci travelled to Egypt and the Middle East before settling in London in 1809.
He never went back to Malta, but he was often visited by his relatives and other Maltese people.
Gauci remained active until his eyesight began to decline, and he died in London on 3 November 1854, at the age of 80. He was buried in his family grave at Highgate Cemetery.