Robert FitzRoy b. 5 July 1805

Also known as Captain FitzRoy
  • Artist (Draughtsman)
A sketcher, FitzRoy served as a naval officer on the Beagle with Charles Darwin and was later influenced by the work of official expedition artist, Conrad Martens. FitzRoy made sketches of the indigenous inhabitants of South America and Western Australia during his extended exploratory voyages. Always of a volatile nature, he became increasingly unstable and eventually committed suicide in 1865.
Name
Robert FitzRoy
Also known as Captain FitzRoy
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Draughtsman)
Other Occupation
  • Politician (ANZSIC code: 75)
  • Naval officer (ANZSIC code: 7600)
  • Explorer (ANZSIC code: 6910)
Birth date
5 July 1805
Birth place
Ampton, Suffolk, England, UK, Ampton Hall, Suffolk, England, UK
Birth note
Ampton Hall, Suffolk, England, UK
Death date
30 April 1865
Death place
Norwold, Surrey, England, UK
Active Period
  • c.1831 - c.1839
Arrival
  • c.1836 (Arrived King George Sound, WA)
Residence
  • 1843 New Zealand
  • 1843 - 30 April 1865 England, UK
  • 1836 - 1843 England, UK
  • 6 March 1836 - 14 March 1836 King George Sound, WA
  • 1826 - 1835 South America (Sailing expedition aboard the Beagle )
  • 5 July 1805 - 1826 England, UK
Training
  • c.1819 Royal Naval College, England, UK
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • The Dictionary of Australian Artists: painters, sketchers, photographers and engravers to 1870