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Lot Essay
Heywood Hardy was the youngest son of the artist James Hardy Senior, and hence the brother of James Hardy Junior (see lot 63). He started his career as an animal painter in Keynsham, but in 1864 entered the Ecole des Beaux Arts in Paris, where he studied under the battle painter Pielse. He remained on the continent for four years, and lived in Antwerp for a short while, before returning to England in 1868.
By 1870 Hardy had settled in London, and was sharing a studio with the celebrated animal painter Briton Riviere. His career flourished and he was elected a member of several societies including the Royal Society for Painters and Etchers, the Royal Institute of Oil Painters, the Royal Society for Portrait Painters and the The Royal Watercolour Society. He also worked as an illustrator, and contributed to The Illustrated London News and The Graphic Magazine. Amongst Hardy's many patrons were Colonel Wyndham Murray, the Marquess of Zetland and the Sitwells of Renishaw.
By 1870 Hardy had settled in London, and was sharing a studio with the celebrated animal painter Briton Riviere. His career flourished and he was elected a member of several societies including the Royal Society for Painters and Etchers, the Royal Institute of Oil Painters, the Royal Society for Portrait Painters and the The Royal Watercolour Society. He also worked as an illustrator, and contributed to The Illustrated London News and The Graphic Magazine. Amongst Hardy's many patrons were Colonel Wyndham Murray, the Marquess of Zetland and the Sitwells of Renishaw.