Bowyer probably began to train with the miniature painter John Smart in the late 1770s .
Bowyer probably exhibited his first works at the Society of Artists in 1782 and at the Royal Academy in 1783 .
Bowyer probably began to train with the miniature painter John Smart in the late 1770s and exhibited his first works at the Society of Artists in 1782 and at the Royal Academy in 1783 .