George Lloyd in Arab dress reclining and smoking a hookah. Coloured lithograph by Lemoine, ca. 1851.

George Lloyd (1815-1843) was a Welsh botanist, excavator and traveller. He excavated at Thebes, Egypt, with Prisse d'Avennes, 1839-1843. "The late George Lloyd Esq., to whose memory this volume is dedicated, was the only son of Major Sir William Lloyd, of brynestyn, North Wales, the author of "Travels in the HImalayan mountains". Botany was the favourite study of the son; and it was while pursuing his research in that department of science, that he met his death by the accidental discharge of his rifle. That sad event took place at Goornah (Thebes), and afforded a singular example of the mental courage and presence of mind inherent in Mr Lloyd's character. While extended in mortal agony upon the ground, he wrote in his notebook a few lines addressed to his father, detailing briefly the particulars of his untimely fate." (E. Prisse, The oriental album, no page number). The event occurred at Qurna, 31 October 1843 (Dawson and Uphill, loc. cit.)