Henry Gillard Glindoni was born Henry Frederick Gillard Glindon in Kennington, Lambeth, Surrey [now London] in 1850. After leaving school he earned his living by colouring photographs at Lucas & Tuck's photographic studio. At night he studied art at F. D. Maurice's Working Men's College. Recognising his talent as an artist, Seymour Lucas, co-owner of Lucas & Tuck, advised Glindoni to enter Castle Street School of Art [later renamed St. Martin's School of Art]. A major influence on Glindoni's work as an artist was his grandfather, Francis Robert Glindon (c.1799-1866), who was a scenery painter at Drury Lane Theatre in London. He often assisted his grandfather and would draw portraits of actors and others who worked at the theatre. Glindoni first had a painting accepted by the Royal Academy in London in 1873 and continued to exhibited there most years until 1904.
He was elected a member of the Royal Society of British Artists (RBA) in 1879; and an Associate of the Royal Society of Painters in Water Colours (ARWS) in 1883
In addition to his work as a painter, Glindoni also worked as a black and white artist and contributed illustrations to the Illustrated London News, Black and White, and other magazines. He had begun signing his work Glindoni by the early 1870s. He died on 20 November 1913. His address at the time of his death was given as The Studio, 132 Mill Lane, Chadwell Heath, Essex.
Text source: Art History Research net (AHR net)
Text source: Art History Research net (AHR net)