Born into a well-off family of Welsh origin, Llewelyn Lloyd started studying commerce but soon abandoned his studies. From 1894 to 1899 he studied in Leghorn in the studio of Guglielmo Micheli, a pupil of Fattori, alongside Modigliani, Romiti, Martinelli and Ghiglia. What he learned from Fattori and perfected in Florence where Lloyd moved to continue painting under the master, was to continue to influence his work, as was continuous comparison with contemporary Italian and European developments.

The subject matter of his early works painted from life are boats anchored in the port of Leghorn, the coastline from Ardenza to Antignano and inland landscapes from Montenero to Castelnuovo. He followed Fatt...