BRITISH COLUMBIA ARTISTS  

Ernest H.D. Lloyd

c1860 -

London Society of Miniaturists (Founder, Vice President)
B.C. Society of Fine Arts


Ernest Lloyd was from England, and noted as the Founder of the London Society of Miniaturists. The Dictionary of British Artists notes that he was a miniature painter, and exhibited in Glasgow and Liverpool from 1895 to 1909, as well as with the Royal Academy (8 artworks) and Royal Institute of Painters in Water Color (1 artwork).

He came to Canada sometime after 1909, and had work in the 1911 and 1912 annual exhibitions of the B.C. Society of Fine Arts in Vancouver.

He is also listed as exhibiting 6 miniature portraits in 1911 with the Island Arts and Crafts Society in Victoria.

The 1912 City directory lists him living in Vancouver at 1157 Pendrell, occupation artist.


GROUP EXHIBITIONS
DATE EXHIBITION ARTWORK
1911 Oct. 5 - 7 IACS Alexandra Club   2nd Annual Miniature - Miss Sophy Langley
Miniature - Portrait of the Artist
Miniature - Portrait of Mildred Lloyd
Miniature - Portrait of the Late Bishop Smythies
Miniature - Portrait
Miniature - My Eye
1911 November BCSFA   Fall Exhibition (case of miniatures)
Portrait of Mr. Henshaw
The Bishop of Zanzibar
1912 Nov. 25 - 30 BCSFA   Annual Exhibition Miniatures

References

THE FINE ARTS IN VANCOUVER, 1886 - 1930 (refer to THOM69)

ISLAND ARTS AND CRAFTS SOCIETY - List of Exhibitors

THE DICTIONARY OF BRITISH ARTISTS 1880 - 1940 (refer to DBA76)

Clippings

"Mr. Ernest Lloyd's collection of miniatures are in a class by themselves. The portrait of Mr. Henshaw shows that we have in Mr. Lloyd a disciple of the great Engleheart, whose work ought to be known throughout the continent. They are beyond criticism, and will cause considerable excitement with connoisseurs of the grand art of the miniaturist. Mr. Lloyd was the founder of the London Society of Miniaturists."
      From "Some Pictures by B.C. Artists" by A.N. St. John Mildmay
      News Advertiser, November 21 1911

"The case of miniatures by Ernest Lloyd, vice-president of the S. of M., London, showed a remarkable gift for detail and delicacy of coloring."
      From "Fine Arts Society Makes Fine Exhibit"
      Vancouver Daily World, November 23 1911

"There was also a frame of miniatures by Mr. Lloyd, who was the founder of the London Society of Miniaturists, and is now its vice-president. His portrait of Mr. Henshaw is a clever and faithful likeness of the benevolent gentleman, but the "Bishop of Zanzibar" was even better from a technical point of view."
      From "Our Germ Of Art" by Eugene de Lopatecki
      British Columbia magazine, December 1911


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