Arthur Bowes Smyth b. 23 August 1750

Also known as Arthur Bowes
  • Artist (Draughtsman)
Naval surgeon with the First Fleet. Acute observation of birds and plants during his travels led to a collection of journal entries and sketches, including the earliest known drawing of an emu and the now extinct species of bird, the white gallinule.
Name
Arthur Bowes Smyth
Also known as Arthur Bowes
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Draughtsman)
Other Occupation
  • Naval surgeon (ANZSIC code: 7600)
Birth date
23 August 1750
Birth place
Tolleshunt D'Arcy, Essex, England, UK
Death date
1790
Death place
United Kingdom
Active Period
  • c.1787 - c.1789
Arrival
  • 1787 (NSW; First Fleet, aboard the 'Lady Penrhyn'.)
Residence
  • c.1787 - c.1789 Lord Howe Island, NSW
  • c.1787 - c.1789 Port Jackson, NSW
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • The Dictionary of Australian Artists: painters, sketchers, photographers and engravers to 1870