A Gypsy Encampment
WILLIAM SHAYER SENIOR (1787-1879)
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Dimensions 19.75inch wide 24.00inch high (50.16 cm wide 60.96 cm high) 26.50inch framed width 30.50inch framed height (67.31 cm framed width 77.47 cm framed height) |
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Description A Gypsy Encampment WILLIAM SHAYER SENIOR |
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Stock no.
D67309
Period
1787
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Literature D67309 A GYPSY ENCAMPMENT WILLIAM SHAYER SENIOR 1787 - 1879 signed Oil on panel 24 x 19 ¾ inches Framed size 30 ½ x 26 ½ inches William Shayer Snr was a famous painter of landscapes and coastal scenes. Born in Southampton, his initial training as a coach painter provided him with a thorough technical grounding. He used skilful glazing techniques, which give his works great depth and luminosity. His work typifies English rural life in the first half of the 19th Century and frequently depicts Hampshire and the New Forest. His work falls into two categories; firstly woodland scenes with gypsies, rustic figures and animals, and secondly, beach or coastal scenes with boats and fisherfolk. Shayer was prolific through necessity, having 10 children before he fully established as an artist. William Joseph & Edward Dashwood became artists, as did Shayer’s two sons by his second wife Elizabeth, Henry Thring & Charles Waller. He exhibited many works including 338 at Suffolk Street, the Royal Academy from 1820 -1843, the Royal Society of British Artists, and the British Institute. This particular work is all by William Senior rather than a family collaboration, as many of this later works were. Works represented: Numerous British Museums including the Tate Gallery, London; Glasgow Art Gallery; Leicester Art Gallery; V&A Museum; Sunderland Art Gallery and many more. Bibl: The Shayer Family of Painters - Steward / Cutten |
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Guide Price
gbp 5001-8000 (Pound Sterling)
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