Background
Henry John Sylvester Stannard was born in Bedford on 12 July 1870, the son of Henry Stannard, a sporting painter. Stannard and his father were descended from a family of well known Bedfordshire artists.
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Henry Stannard
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He was educated at Bedford Modern School and the National Art Training School in South Kensington.
Career
He was elected RBA in 1896. In his work, Stannard typically depicted pastoral scenes and the rural idyll. His paintings were exhibited at the Royal Academy, the Royal Institute of Painters in Water Colours, the New Gallery, the Royal Society of British Artists and the Royal Cambrian Academy of Artist
In 1906 Stannard was honoured by Queen Alexandra with a commission for a number of pictures including Her Majesty’s Wild Garden and Woods of Sandringham.
In 1934 he was commissioned by the Governors of Guernsey to paint a view of Street Fermain’s Bay and the harbour, a painting that was subsequently presented to the Prince of Wales. In 1936 he painted a view of his gardens at Virginia Water to the Prince of Siam and in 1937 he had two water colours of the Dart hung in the Royal Institute of Painters in Water Colours.
Stannard died in Bedford on 21 January 1951.
