William Shayer Senior Wall Decorations

British, 1787-1879

William Joseph Shayer, senior was a self-taught artist, who began by painting decorations on rush-bottom chairs, and moved on to painting carriages in the town of Guildford, after which he started doing a heraldic painting. Ultimately he began painting oil on canvas and became skilled at portraying woodland scenes with gipsies, people and animals in front of country inns and farmhouses, and beach scenes crowded with boats and fishermen. He lived mainly in the south of England, in Shirley, Southampton, but painted throughout Hampshire and in a wooded district in the southwest part of Hampshire called the New Forest. Michael Hoy, a wealthy Southampton merchant, was one of his most enthusiastic patrons and bought many of Shayer’s paintings of the area. Shayer lived a long life, during which he had two wives and ten children. His eldest son, William Joseph Shayer, junior (1811-1892) was also a painter and painted in a style very similar to his father. Their paintings are easily confused, which is made all the more difficult by the fact that they probably collaborated on several paintings in the elder Shayer’s later years. Three of Shayer senior’s younger sons – Edward Dasherwood Shayer (1821-1864), Henry Thring Shayer (1825-1894) and Charles Walker Shayer (1826-1914) – became painters as well, and all assisted him at times in his studio. William Shayer, senior died at the age of 92 on 21 December 1879 at his home at Bladon Lodge near Southampton. William Shayer, senior was a competent landscape artist, but he is best known as a figure painter. His work is reminiscent in some respects to the paintings of George Morland, another very popular figure painter. Shayer’s work though has a depth and brightness to it missing from the paintings of many of his contemporaries, due to his skilful application of glaze (i.e., spreading a thin, oily, transparent layer of paint over a dry opaque paint). He exhibited at the Royal Academy (6 works), the British Institution (82 works), and at the Suffolk Street Gallery of the Society of British Artists (338 works). He also exhibited in many of the lesser-known Victorian art venues as well. His works are on display at many museums including the Victoria and Albert Museum, the Tate Gallery, the Glasgow Art Gallery, and the New York Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Creator: William Shayer Senior

English Antique Seascape of "Sussex Coast" (1854) by William Shayer, Sr.

$19,000

English Antique Seascape of "Sussex Coast" (1854) by William Shayer, Sr.

By WILLIAM SHAYER SENIOR (1787-1879)

Located in Shippensburg, PA

WILLIAM SHAYER, SR. British, 1788-1879 "Sussex Coast" (1854) Oil on canvas signed lower left "William Shayer '54" titled in graphite on stretcher bars verso Item # 404REX19W Th...

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19th Century British Victorian Antique William Shayer Senior Wall Decorations

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Canvas, Paint

English Antique Landscape Oil Painting “Start of the Day” by William Shayer Sr.

$9,700

English Antique Landscape Oil Painting “Start of the Day” by William Shayer Sr.

By WILLIAM SHAYER SENIOR (1787-1879)

Located in Shippensburg, PA

WILLIAM SHAYER, SR. British, 1788-1879 "The Start of the Day" Oil on canvas signed lower left "Wm Shayer Sr" Item # 012PGJ11S A bright and atmospheric painting by self-taught lu...

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19th Century English Romantic Antique William Shayer Senior Wall Decorations

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Canvas, Paint

Antique Danish early 20th century landscape oil painting of countryside farm

$820

H 14.97 in W 18.12 in D 2.37 in

Antique Danish early 20th century landscape oil painting of countryside farm

Located in Ebberup, DK

Original antique Danish oil on canvas painting of a rural landscape portraying a lonesome farm next to a small pond. A dirt road rund through the landscape and the view has a large f...

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Early 20th Century Danish Romantic William Shayer Senior Wall Decorations

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Wood, Paint

Antique original pair of landscape paintings by William Henriksen (1880-1964)

$1,120 / set

H 13.39 in W 13 in D 1.97 in

Antique original pair of landscape paintings by William Henriksen (1880-1964)

Located in Ebberup, DK

This is a pair of original oil on canvas paintings from Denmark painted by renowned artist William Henriksen (1880-1964). William Henriksen was an apprentice of famous painter H.O. ...

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Early 20th Century Danish Romantic William Shayer Senior Wall Decorations

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Paint, Canvas

English Oil Painting Farm Landscape

$1,375

H 16 in W 20 in D 1.5 in

English Oil Painting Farm Landscape

Located in Nashville, TN

This is a wonderful example of a rural landscape painting. It has serene coloring and is framed in a versatile champagne-silver wood frame. This landscape is stylish enough to hang a...

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1920s English Vintage William Shayer Senior Wall Decorations

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Paint

19th Century oil on canvas painting by William Shayer Sr. (1787 - 1879)

$6,543

H 19.5 in W 22 in D 2 in

19th Century oil on canvas painting by William Shayer Sr. (1787 - 1879)

Located in Dublin 8, IE

19th Century oil on canvas painting by William Shayer Sr. (1787-1879), titled ‘The Wayside Chat’. The painting is signed at bottom right corner and dated circa 1830. Shayer Sr. was p...

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19th Century English Antique William Shayer Senior Wall Decorations

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Canvas

Pair of English Victorian Gilt Seascape Paintings

$3,400 / set

H 13.5 in W 17.5 in

Pair of English Victorian Gilt Seascape Paintings

Located in Queens, NY

PAIR of English Victorian gilt framed seascape oil paintings of sailboats by shore line.

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Late 19th Century British Victorian Antique William Shayer Senior Wall Decorations

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Paint

William Keith Original Tonal Oil Painting Flock of Sheep by a Pond Landscape

$17,500

H 31 in W 41 in D 3 in

William Keith Original Tonal Oil Painting Flock of Sheep by a Pond Landscape

Located in Tustin, CA

Original oil on canvas, tonal-style landscape painting by listed, deceased, famous artist, William Keith (1838-1911). Painting features a group of majestic trees near a pond of water...

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Late 19th Century American Barbizon School Antique William Shayer Senior Wall Decorations

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Wood, Canvas

Copy of a Seascape "Steamer One"

$7,300

H 22 in W 31 in

Copy of a Seascape "Steamer One"

Located in Queens, NY

Copy of a seascape painting titled "Steamer One" depicting a ship under full sail in a rough sea

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Late 20th Century American Victorian William Shayer Senior Wall Decorations

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Paint

English Pair of Autumn Hunting Scenes by William Manners, Oil on Board, 1890

$3,850 / set

H 16.75 in W 14.75 in D 2.75 in

English Pair of Autumn Hunting Scenes by William Manners, Oil on Board, 1890

Located in Morristown, NJ

William Manners (1860–1930), Pair of Autumn Hunting Scenes, 1890 There is a quiet stillness to these two small paintings. Painted in 1890 by British artist William Manners, each dep...

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Late 19th Century English Late Victorian Antique William Shayer Senior Wall Decorations

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Giltwood, Paint

20th Century English Victorian Seascape Painting in a Wooden Frame

$2,400

H 26 in W 30 in D 2 in

20th Century English Victorian Seascape Painting in a Wooden Frame

Located in Queens, NY

English Victorian style maple framed oil seascape painting of clipper ship near white coast (20th Century).

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20th Century Victorian William Shayer Senior Wall Decorations

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Paint, Maple

Antique English Oil on Canvas Landscape Painting, circa 1900.

$1,100

H 1.25 in W 20.25 in D 16.5 in

Antique English Oil on Canvas Landscape Painting, circa 1900.

Located in New Orleans, LA

Antique English Oil on Canvas Landscape Painting, circa 1900. Signed "Gilbert" lower right (first initial muddled).

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Early 20th Century English William Shayer Senior Wall Decorations

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Canvas, Paint, Wood

English Victorian Seascape of Boys Shrimping, Attributed to Matthew Thompson

$2,950

H 11 in W 17 in D 4 in

English Victorian Seascape of Boys Shrimping, Attributed to Matthew Thompson

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

English Victorian Seascape of Boys Shrimping, Attributed to Matthew Thompson (British, 19th Century), Signed “MT” and Dated 1872 A charming English Victorian coastal genre painting ...

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19th Century English High Victorian Antique William Shayer Senior Wall Decorations

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Canvas, Giltwood

A Fine 19th Century Dutch Seascape by William Adolphus Knell 1st, (1801-1875)

$3,000

H 12.5 in W 19.75 in D 1.5 in

A Fine 19th Century Dutch Seascape by William Adolphus Knell 1st, (1801-1875)

By William Adolphus Knell 1

Located in Ottawa, Ontario

A finely executed 19th century seascape depicting Dutch sailing vessels and figures in rowboats on a calm sea. Oil on canvas, signed bottom left, affixed to what appears to be its or...

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Mid-19th Century English Victorian Antique William Shayer Senior Wall Decorations

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Canvas, Wood, Paint

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19th Century Landscape Painting by William Shayer Snr 'British', 1787-1879

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H 49.02 in W 41.11 in D 4.14 in

19th Century Landscape Painting by William Shayer Snr 'British', 1787-1879

By WILLIAM SHAYER SENIOR (1787-1879)

Located in Dublin, IE

Artist: William Shayer Snr (British) 1787 - 1879 Medium: Oil on canvas in its original gilt frame Title: Unloading the catch Canvas Size: H: 28 in / 71.2 cm ; W: 36 in / 91.5 cm Framed Size: H: 49 in / 124.5 cm ; W: 41 in / 104.2 cm Artists biography: William Joseph Shayer senior was a self-taught artist, who began by painting decorations on rush-bottom chairs, and moved on to painting carriages in the town of Guildford, after which he started doing heraldic painting...

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19th Century English Romantic Antique William Shayer Senior Wall Decorations

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Canvas, Paint

William Shayer Painting

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H 23.25 in W 27.25 in D 2 in

William Shayer Painting

By WILLIAM SHAYER SENIOR (1787-1879)

Located in Hamilton, Ontario

William Shayer oil painting (English 1787-1879) Size without frame: 18" high x 22 1/2" wide Size with Frame: 23 1/4" high x 27 1/4" wide Biography William Joseph Shayer, senior was a self-taught artist, who began by painting decorations on rush-bottom chairs, and moved on to painting carriages in the town of Guildford, after which he started doing heraldic painting...

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Mid-19th Century English Antique William Shayer Senior Wall Decorations

19th Century Pastoral Painting by William Shayer

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H 30 in W 25.82 in D 2.38 in

19th Century Pastoral Painting by William Shayer

By WILLIAM SHAYER SENIOR (1787-1879)

Located in Dallas, TX

This peaceful and serene painting of a country scene depicts a young woman in a rural setting leaning on the back of one of her cows. A wooden fence is to her left nestled among tree...

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19th Century English Antique William Shayer Senior Wall Decorations

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Wood

William Shayer Senior and Edward Williams 'The Skittles Players'

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H 32 in W 39 in D 2 in

William Shayer Senior and Edward Williams 'The Skittles Players'

By WILLIAM SHAYER SENIOR (1787-1879)

Located in Houston, TX

Well-known English painters. “The Skittles Players”, circa 1857 Oil on canvas, signed on the lower right, wrapped in the gilded wooden frame. 32” x 39”, overall size is 42” x ...

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Mid-19th Century English Romantic Antique William Shayer Senior Wall Decorations

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Canvas

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