Sir Samuel Henry William Llewellyn (1 December 1858 – 28 January 1941) was a Welsh

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of the late 19th and early 20th centuries who served as President of the

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from 1928 to 1938. He was awarded the Albert Medal by the

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in 1933. Llewellyn was born in

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, in 1858. He was the son of English-born Welsh parents: Samuel Llewellyn, an engineer, and Alice Jennings. He married Marion Meates, daughter of T. M. Meates. He has 67 paintings in British national collections, including a portrait of industrialist and philanthropist Sir Alexander Grant held by the

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. In 1918, Llewellyn was invested as a Knight Commander of the

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(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

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in the Netherlands. Llewellyn died in 1941. His funeral was held at

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. A memorial by Sir

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, who succeeded him as president of the Royal Academy, was erected in his honour in the crypt of

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in 1942.

Gallery

File:William Llewellyn - Confirmation - MU-87 - Auckland Art Gallery.jpg, ''Confirmation'', 1907 File:Llewellyn-William-Samuel-Henry-Le rosier.jpg, ''Le Rosier'', circa 1910 File:Girl with Pigtails - Samuel Henry William Llewellyn.jpg, ''Girl with Pigtails'', circa 1910 File:Queen Mary by William Llewellyn.jpg, ''Queen Mary (1867-1953)'', 1912 File:Queen Mary in Garter Ceremonial Robes.jpg, ''Queen Mary in Garter Ceremonial Robes'', 1914

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Llewellyn, Sir William 1858 births 1941 deaths 19th-century English painters 20th-century English painters Grand Officers of the Order of Orange-Nassau Knights Bachelor Knights Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order People from Cirencester Royal Academicians Welsh male painters