Alexander Huey

  • Artist (Painter)
Alexander Huey was a miniature painter and soldier. It was probably largely because of his admiration for the artist John William Lewin that Huey determined to leave the army and become a professional painter.
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Name
Alexander Huey
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Painter)
Other Occupation
  • Soldier (ANZSIC code: 7600)
Death date
c.1818
Death place
Fort Erie ,Ontario, Canada, Fort Erie, North America (Ontario, Canada)
Death note
1818/1819?
Active Period
  • c.1809 - c.1819
Arrival
  • 28 December 1809 (At Sydney Cove in the 'Dromedary')
Residence
  • c.1814- 14 Bedford Street, Covent Garden, London, England, UK
  • England, UK
  • Sydney, NSW
Training
  • Royal Academy Schools, London, England, UK
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • DAA with additions

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References [<ExternalResource: Bonyhady, T. (1988), 'The Scottowe Manuscript - A Commentary', Sydney, NSW.>, <ExternalResource: Graves, A. (1905), 'The Royal Academy of Arts', London, United Kingdom.>, <ExternalResource: Mander-Jones, P. (1972), 'Manuscripts in the British Isles relating to Australia, New Zealand, and the Pacific', Canberra, ACT.>, <ExternalResource: Huey, A. (1809), 'The Voyage of the 73rd Regiment of Foot', Public Records Office (PRO) Belfast (N. Ireland) typescript (from original 1809-11 diaries, p.c.).>, <ExternalResource: Information sourced from Berzins, Baiba.>, <ExternalResource: (1995), Voices, Spring 1995, page 71.>]