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Thomas Guy
Artist of York.
Thomas
was born in 1847, the youngest son of David and Hannah (nee Lawford).
His father was a Freeman of the city of Kingston Upon Hull, his
birthplace, and was a linen draper in York.
On the 19th July 1862 Thomas, aged 15, was apprenticed to a glass painter and labeller for 7 years.
He then started his own business in Goodramgate, York as a colour merchant. He continued with the painting and embossing of glass supplying a large number of important buildings. The last major piece of work he did was for Darlington Railway Station when it was built.
The business was very successful, and he finally moved in 1884 to a shop in Stonegate, now York's premier shopping street, where he traded as an artist's colourman and print seller. He also taught drawing and painting to members of 'County Families'. He also continued glass painting and embossing.
Eventually he devoted all of his time to painting interesting buildings and street scenes mainly in York but also Durham and Newcastle and during his last illness, Scarborough. He worked in oils and water colours and produced hundreds of pictures over the course of about 20 years, many of which were shipped abroad.
He also painted scenes directly onto screens, making them look like overlapping pictures, (see photo below), one of which is now in the possession of York University.
During his last few years, many of his later paintings were produced as postcards, the last few being issued a few days after his death in November 1906.
His postcards are still readily available today at reasonable prices, and can make a nice display of York scenes.
On the 19th July 1862 Thomas, aged 15, was apprenticed to a glass painter and labeller for 7 years.
He then started his own business in Goodramgate, York as a colour merchant. He continued with the painting and embossing of glass supplying a large number of important buildings. The last major piece of work he did was for Darlington Railway Station when it was built.
The business was very successful, and he finally moved in 1884 to a shop in Stonegate, now York's premier shopping street, where he traded as an artist's colourman and print seller. He also taught drawing and painting to members of 'County Families'. He also continued glass painting and embossing.
Eventually he devoted all of his time to painting interesting buildings and street scenes mainly in York but also Durham and Newcastle and during his last illness, Scarborough. He worked in oils and water colours and produced hundreds of pictures over the course of about 20 years, many of which were shipped abroad.
He also painted scenes directly onto screens, making them look like overlapping pictures, (see photo below), one of which is now in the possession of York University.
During his last few years, many of his later paintings were produced as postcards, the last few being issued a few days after his death in November 1906.
His postcards are still readily available today at reasonable prices, and can make a nice display of York scenes.