Michael Guy b. c.1840

Also known as Michael Stewart Guy
  • Artist (Photographer)
Michael Stewart Guy was an amateur photographer and seaman. In 1866 he was on a surveying expedition in northern Australia aboard the British survey schooner 'Beatrice.' According to the captain's report the natives on the east side of the Liverpool River had attacked Guy while he was on shore making observations for the survey.
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Name
Michael Guy
Also known as Michael Stewart Guy
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Photographer)
Other Occupation
  • Seaman (ANZSIC code: 48)
Birth date
c.1840
Death date
1869
Death place
Adelaide, South Australia
Burial place
North Road Cemetery, Adelaide, South Australia
Active Period
  • c.1861 - c.1866
Residence
  • 1866 - 1869 HMS Challenger
  • 1863 - 1866 HMS Curaçoa
  • 1861 - 1863 HMS Pelorus
  • 1860 HMS Impregnable
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • The Dictionary of Australian Artists: painters, sketchers, photographers and engravers to 1870

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