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Francis Guy

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Francis Guy

Birth
London, City of London, Greater London, England
Death
1820 (aged 59–60)
Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, USA
Burial
Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, USA Add to Map
Plot
Sands Street Grounds - no marker survives
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Artist. Guy was one of America's first landscape painters. His most famous work is the Brooklyn Snow Scene, 1820, completed shortly before his death. In it, all of Guy's neighbors (the founding fathers of Brooklyn) are featured, giving Brooklyn a uniquely accurate historical record.
Artist. Guy was one of America's first landscape painters. His most famous work is the Brooklyn Snow Scene, 1820, completed shortly before his death. In it, all of Guy's neighbors (the founding fathers of Brooklyn) are featured, giving Brooklyn a uniquely accurate historical record.

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  • Maintained by: Find a Grave
  • Added: Jan 29, 2001
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/19984/francis-guy: accessed ), memorial page for Francis Guy (1760–1820), Find a Grave Memorial ID 19984, citing The Evergreens Cemetery, Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.