BRITISH COLUMBIA ARTISTS  

Henry H. (Hardy) Simpson

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Henry H. Simpson was apparently from England, his name is alternately given as Hardy or Hardey. The Dictionary of British Artists notes that he exhibited from 1882 to 1902, was a portrait and figure painter, and lists 9 exhibitions in which he had at least 33 artworks. By 1891 he was living at Quamichan on Vancouver Island.


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CITY & PROVINCIAL DIRECTORIES 1891/99 (refer to DIR)

EARLY PAINTERS AND ENGRAVERS IN CANADA (refer to H70)

THE DICTIONARY OF BRITISH ARTISTS 1880 - 1940 (refer to DBA76)

Not in Biographical Index of Artists in Canada.

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" ... The principal artists belonging to those associations are ... H.H. Simpson, Victoria, painter of animals, exhibitor in the Royal Academy ..."
      ARTS & SCIENCES, History of British Columbia
      Published 1894 by William Briggs, Toronto, Ontario.


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