Samuel McCloy

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A Fisherman's Children, 1881, pencil and watercolor
A Fisherman's Children, 1881, pencil and watercolor

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

Born in Lisburn, Ireland, McCloy studied at Belfast's School of Design while serving an apprenticeship in engraving. He then spent a year at the Central School, Somerset House, 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 RHA between 1862-1882 as well as in numerous London exhibitions from 1859-1891. McCloy was married to a Waterford artist, E. L. Harris.[1]

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  1. ^ [1] Samuel McCloy entry at Whytes Biographies. Retrieved Mar. 17, 2008.
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