Henry Grant Lloyd b. 6 January 1830

  • Artist (Draughtsman),
  • Artist (Painter)
A prolific watercolourist painter and sketcher, Lloyd is known as 'Australia's peripatetic artist'. He travelled indefatigably throughout his long life, recording many landscapes in Australia, New Zealand and Britain.

Citations

  • Jones, P.I. (1966), 'Henry Grant Lloyd’, Australian Dictionary of Biography, Volume 5, Pike, D., Shaw A., Clark M., Nairn B., Serle G. and Ward R. eds, Melbourne, Vic.

  • Allport, H. (1931), 'Early Art in Tasmania’, Hobart, Tas.

  • Burmester, C.A. (1980), 'National Library of Australia – A Guide to the Collections 3’, Canberra, ACT.

  • Craig, C. (1964), 'Old Tasmanian Prints’, Launceston, Rasmania.

  • Dixson, W. (1921), 'Notes on Australian artists’, Journal of the Royal Australian Historical Society, Volume 7.

  • Evans, S. (1982), 'Historic Brisbane and its Early Artists’, Brisbane, Qld.

  • Moore, W. (1934), 'The Story of Australian Art’, 2 Volumes, (facsimile reprint, 1930).

  • Platts, U. (1979), 'Nineteenth Century New Zealand Artists’, Christchurch, New Zealand.

  • Stilwell, G.T. & Pretyman, E.R., 'Notes on buildings in New Norfolk and district’, Proceedings of the Tasmanian Historical Research Association 19/1 (March 1972).

  • Thomas, Daniel (1976), 'Australian Art in the 1870’s’, Catalogue, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW.

  • (1851), 'Hobart Town Courier’, Hobart Town Courier, September, 27.

  • (1874), Hobart Town Mercury, January, 10.

  • (1875), 'Sydney Mail’, Sydney Mail, November, 13.

  • Cross, D.J., 'Henry Grant Lloyd itineraries’, ms, Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales, Sydney.

  • Archives Office of Tasmania, Hobart, 'CSO 24/14/357’, 48/1668.

  • (1984), 'More Old Tasmanian Prints’, Launceston, Tasmania.

  • (1851), Hobart Town Courier, October, 8.

  • (1851), Hobart Town Courier, October, 11.

  • (1851), Hobart Town Courier, October, 22.

  • (1879), Hobart Town Mercury, May, 1.

  • (1892), Hobart Town Mercury, February, 27.

  • (1892), Hobart Town Mercury, December, 3.

  • (1897), Hobart Town Mercury, June, 17.

  • (1904), Hobart Town Mercury, June, 1.

  • (1859), M. & N. Hanhart, London, England, UK.

Initial data sources

  • DAA with additions