Thomas Holroyd: A Yorkshire Painter of Society and Travel Thomas Holroyd (1821 – 1904) stands as a significant, yet often overlooked, figure in 19th-century British art. Born in Rastrick, West Yorkshire, into a family deeply rooted in the burgeoning photographic industry—his father, Benjamin Holroyd, was a pioneering photographer—Thomas’s artistic path diverged early, leading him to pursue painting alongside his brother James. His lif…