William Llewellyn
Illustration — Llewellyn, 1910s–20s Sir Samuel Henry William Llewellyn (1 December 1858 – 28 January 1941) was a Welsh painter of the late 19th and early 20th centuries who served as President of the Royal Academy from 1928 to 1938. He was awarded the Albert Medal by the Royal Society of Arts in 1933. Llewellyn was born in Cirencester, Gloucestershire, in 1858.
Also recorded as W. H. Llewellyn · Sir Samuel Henry William Llewellyn · William H. Samuel Llewellyn · Wm. H. S. Llewellyn
William Llewellyn
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- Full name
- Samuel Henry William Llewellyn.
- Born
- 1858.
- Died
- 1941. · London.
- Nationality
- United Kingdom and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.
- Occupation
- painter.
- Honours
- Albert Medal and Knight Bachelor.
- Languages
- English.
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Pencil sketch by George Henry Harlow, 1814, http://www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/largerimage.php?mkey=mw05495
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Pencil sketch by George Henry Harlow, 1814, http://www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/largerimage.php?mkey=mw05495
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He married Marion Meates, daughter of T. He has 67 paintings in British national collections, including a portrait of industrialist and philanthropist Sir Alexander Grant held by the University of Edinburgh. In 1918, Llewellyn was invested as a Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (KCVO) and advanced to Knight Grand Cross in 1931. He was a trustee of the National Gallery, a member of the Royal West of England Academy, an honorary member of the Royal Cambrian, Scottish, and Hibernian Academies, and corresponding member of the National Academy of Design, New York. His foreign honours included that of Grand Officer of the Order of Orange-Nassau in the Netherlands. Llewellyn died in 1941, aged 82. His funeral was held at Westminster Abbey. A memorial by Sir Edwin Lutyens, who succeeded him as president of the Royal Academy, was erected in his honour in the crypt of St Paul's Cathedral in 1942.
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William Llewellyn appears in the authority records of the Getty Union List of Artist Names as a portraitist and painter (1858 – 1941). William Llewellyn was born in 1858 in Cirencester and died in 1941 in London.
The recorded working language is English. Places of work recorded in the authority are London. Positions recorded include President of the Royal Academy of Arts. Work by William Llewellyn is recorded in the collections of Auckland Art Gallery, Tate, National Library of Wales, National Gallery and Walker Art Gallery. Distinctions recorded are Albert Medal and Knight Bachelor.
• Illustration — Confirmation, 1907 • Illustration — Le Rosier, c. 1910 • Illustration — Girl with Pigtails, c. 1910 • Illustration — Queen Mary (1867-1953), 1912 • Illustration — Queen Mary in Garter Ceremonial Robes, 1914
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- 1.University of Glasgow History of Art. Sir William Llewellyn GCVO, PRA - Mapping the Practice and Profession of Sculpture in Britain and Ireland 1851-1951.
- 2.Mosley, Charles. Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knighthood. Burke's Peerage & Gentry. 2836. 2003. 0-9711966-2-1.
- 3.Obituary: Sir W. Llewellyn, R.A. – Ten Years President of Royal Academy. The Times. 7. 30 January 1941.
- 4.England & Wales, Civil Registration Birth Index, 1837-1915
- 5.1861 England Census
- 6.Art UK bio
- 7.Sir William Llewellyn – Memorial Unveiled in St Paul's. The Times. 7. 20 February 1942.
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