ABSTRACT

Llewelyn Lloyd was the son of William Lloyd, who left Wales for Italy in 1859, and who had a successful career as a merchant in Livorno, where he was joined in 1865 by his youngest brother and future partner Robert. Ugo Ojetti was an influential critic and editor who wrote favourably about Llewelyn Lloyd's work. Among publications on Llewelyn Lloyd, Ferdinando Donzelli's Llewelyn Lloyd is of fundamental importance. The Hendrefigillt which was home to the Lloyds was a farm in the parish of Halkyn in that county. The Lloyds were tenant farmers there from 1749 until 1874. Llewelyn Lloyd and his elder son William worked on a family tree during and after their visit to Wales in 1938. Margaret Lloyd Cricchio, summarizing family tradition, told me that the first Lloyd to venture into business in Livorno was called John and that 'after a few years' he was joined by 'a young relative' called Thomas.