Samuel McCloy

Born in Lisburn, Ireland, McCloy studied at the School of Design in Belfast while serving an apprenticeship in engraving. He then spent a year at the Central School, Somerset House in London before being appointed Master of the Waterford School of Art. He returned to Belfast in 1875 and remained there until 1881 when he moved to London. He exhibited at the Royal Hibernian Academy between 1862 and 1882 as well as in numerous London exhibitions from 1859 to 1891. McCloy was married to a Waterford artist, E. L. Harris.[1]

A Fisherman's Children, 1881, pencil and watercolor

Samuel McCloy (1831 – 1904) was an Irish painter.

References

"Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-02-05. Retrieved 2012-02-05.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) Samuel McCloy entry at Whytes Biographies. Retrieved Mar. 17, 2008.

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[1] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-02-05. Retrieved 2012-02-05.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) Samuel McCloy entry at Whytes Biographies. Retrieved Mar. 17, 2008.