William Shayer [SEP] occupation
William Shayer
William Shayer (1787–1879) was an English landscape painter and figure painter who became prominent during the Victorian era.
Life and career.
William Joseph Shayer, senior was a self-taught artist, who began by painting decorations on rush-bottom chairs. He moved on to painting carriages in the town of Guildford, after which he started doing heraldic painting. Ultimately, he began painting oil on canvas and became skilled at portraying woodland scenes with gypsies, people and animals in front of country inns and
links.
- "Fisherfolk on the Hampshire Coast" at Cider House Galleries
- William Shayer biography at Sphinx Fine Art
- "Biography and paintings of William Shayer, snr" at World Classic Gallery
- William Shayer paintings in British Museums on Art UK
- William Shayer paintings on Wikipaintings