Henry John Yeend King

Gathering The Flowers Of Spring, 19th Century JOHN YEEND KING (1855-1924)

Henry John Yeend King was a landscape and rustic genre painter. He began his artistic career by working for three years in glass-works. King went on to study painting under William Bromley in London and also with Bonnat and Cormon in Paris. King exhibited from 1874–24 at the Royal Academy and the New Watercolour Society. He was elected to the Royal Society of British Artists in 1879, the Royal Institute in 1886, later becoming Vice President. King was also a member of the Royal Institute of Oil Painters. In 1898, his picture Milking Time was purchased by the Tate Gallery in London. King was a fine late-Victorian oil painter of rustic genre, but his robust plein air technique and use of bold colors reflect his Paris training. His works can be found in The Tate Gallery, London and the Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool, as well as galleries in Reading, Rochdale and Sheffield.