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William Shayer I

William Shayer I (1787 or 1788 - 1879) was active/lived in England.  William Shayer I is known for Woodland scene and animal painting.

William Shayer, Senior was born at Southampton and after spells at Guildford and Chichester had settled permanently in his native city by 1820. He is principally known for his Hampshire landscapes and animal painting, and his work is most closely associated with the New Forest. His work falls into two main categories: woodland scenes, populated with gypsies, animals and cheerful rustics and coastal scenes based around small boats, fishermen and their families.

The death of Shayer's first wife in 1823 left him with five children to raise and made establishing himself as an artist all the more difficult. He was helped by the establishment of the Society of British Artists (with whom he went on to exhibit 388 works) and the opening of the Hampshire Picture Gallery in Southampton in 1827 and by the end of the decade his career was beginning to flourish.

He also exhibited at the Royal Academy between and 1820 and 1843, and at the British Institu   ...  [Displaying 1000 of 3817 characters.]  Artist bio

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