Arthur Royce was an accomplished British painter and etcher of portraits, landscapes and marine scenes. He trained at St. John’s Wood School of Art and later enrolled at Royal Academy Schools. His works are held in numerous public collections.

Exhibited

Royal Academy, Walker Art Gallery in Liverpool, Royal Institute of Painters in Water Colours, Royal Society of British Artists, Royal Institute of Oil Painters.

Public Collections

Guernsey Museum & Art Gallery, National Maritime Museum, Russell-Cotes Art Gallery & Museum, National Army Museum.

Timeline

1892

Born in Preston, Lancashire to Henry, a distillery agent and Emily.

Studied at St. John’s Wood School of Art.

Enrolled at Royal Academy Schools.

1901

Lived in Bournemouth at the family home.

1913

Lived in Bournemouth.

Debuted at the Royal Academy with ‘Iris’, which was possibly a portrait of his younger sister. Exhibited a total of 14 works.

1914-1920

Served in the Military.

1915

Lived in Parkstone, Dorset.

1917

Mentioned in The Hampshire Independent.

“Lieut. Arthur Royce Bradbury, of Bournemouth, has again this year been successful as an exhibitor at the Royal Academy, some of his best works being portraits in oil and miniature.”

1918

Served in the Dorsetshire Regiment, Special Reserves.

1921

Lived in Poole, Dorset.

1924

Married to Evelyn Ethel Mate.

1926

Birth of daughter, Pamela.

1939

Lived in Sandbanks, Poole.

Elected an Associate of the Royal West of England Academy.

1977

Died in Sandbanks, Poole, Dorset.