William Joseph Shayer

British · 1811–1892 · Painter

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British painter (1811-1892)

Born 1811, ChichesterDied 1892Occupation PainterWikidata Q21289972 ↗ULAN 500003065 ↗Museum works 8

Also known as II Shayer, Shayer, William, II, William, II Shayer, William J. Shayer

Works in museum collections

Open-access images (public domain, CC0 or CC BY) from museum collections, each shown with its credit line and licence.

William Joseph Shayer, Foxhunting: At Cover — **Foxhunting: At Cover**1863
Yale Center for British Art ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Yale Center for British Art

William Joseph Shayer, Steeplechasing: At the Start — **Steeplechasing: At the Start**1869
Yale Center for British Art ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Yale Center for British Art

William Joseph Shayer, Foxhunting: Coming to a Fence (Full Cry) — **Foxhunting: Coming to a Fence (Full Cry)**1863
Yale Center for British Art ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Yale Center for British Art

William Joseph Shayer, Foxhunting: Breaking Cover — **Foxhunting: Breaking Cover**1863
Yale Center for British Art ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Yale Center for British Art

William Joseph Shayer, Foxhunting: Clearing a Brook — **Foxhunting: Clearing a Brook**1863
Yale Center for British Art ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Yale Center for British Art

William Joseph Shayer, Steeplechasing: The Brook — **Steeplechasing: The Brook**1869
Yale Center for British Art ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Yale Center for British Art

William Joseph Shayer, Steeplechasing: The Hurdle — **Steeplechasing: The Hurdle**1869
Yale Center for British Art ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Yale Center for British Art

William Joseph Shayer, A Shady Pool — **A Shady Pool**
Glasgow Museums Resource Centre ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Glasgow Museums Resource Centre

Artist record compiled from: Wikidata (CC0), Getty ULAN (ODC-By). See data sources & attribution.

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Works in museum collections

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