Saturday, November 15, 2008

Hayllar family



Jessica Hayllar [1858 - 1940]
[Tray of Roses]
oil on canvas
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Mary Hayllar [fl. 1880 - 1885]
[The Sexton tolled his bell] 1883
oil on card, laid on board
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James Hayllar (1829 - 1920) was a painter of portraits, landscapes and figure subjects often featuring pretty girls - of which he had four himself. He rented Castle Priory in Wallingford on the Thames where he lived with his daughters, Edith, Jessica, Kate and Mary. All exhibited at the RA alongside their father.
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2 comments:

  1. DavidNovember 15, 2008 at 12:34 PM

    You might be interested to know that there's a special exhibition of Wallingford artists such as the Hayllars and their descendants in Wallingford Museum, Oxfordshire, UK until the end of November

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  2. HermesNovember 15, 2008 at 1:38 PM

    Thank you I can't drive that far now but I'm sure others would love to go.

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