Byam Shaw

English, 1872 - 1919

John Byam Liston Shaw, commonly known as Byam Shaw, was a British painter, illustrator, designer and teacher.

Byam Shaw was born in Madras; his father, John, was the registrar of the High Court at Madras. The family returned to England in 1878 where they settled in Kensington, living at 103 Holland Row. He showed early artistic promise, and in 1887 his work was shown to John Everett Millais, who recommended that the 15-year-old should enter the St John's Wood Art School. There, he first met fellow artists Gerald Fenwick Metcalfe (also born in India) and Rex Vicat Cole. He also met Evelyn Pyke-Nott, his future wife, there. From 1890, Shaw studied at the Royal Academy Schools where he won the Armitage Prize in 1892 for his work The Judgement of Solomon.

Throughout his career Byam Shaw worked competently in a wide variety of media including oils, watercolour, pastels, pen and ink and deployed techniques such as dyeing and gilding. He was influenced by the Pre-Raphaelites and took many of his subjects from the poems of Rossetti. He exhibited frequently at Dowdeswell and Dowdeswell's gallery in New Bond Street, where he had at least five solo exhibitions between 1896 and 1916.

Later in his life his popularity as an artist waned, and he turned to teaching for his living. He taught at the Women's Department of King's College London from 1904 and in 1910, with Rex Vicat Cole, he founded the Byam Shaw and Vicat Cole School of Art later renamed simply the "Byam Shaw School of Art".

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King Henry VIII; None better in my kingdom Act V Scene I

King Henry VIII; None better in my kingdom Act V Scene I (1900)

Byam Shaw (English, 1872 - 1919)

King Henry VIII; Then enter the King and Queen Act II Scene IV

King Henry VIII; Then enter the King and Queen Act II Scene IV (1900)

Byam Shaw (English, 1872 - 1919)

King John; Alas i then have chid away a friend Act IV Scene I

King John; Alas i then have chid away a friend Act IV Scene I (1900)

Byam Shaw (English, 1872 - 1919)

King John; Father to arms Act III Scene I

King John; Father to arms Act III Scene I (1900)

Byam Shaw (English, 1872 - 1919)

King John; Headings

King John; Headings (1900)

Byam Shaw (English, 1872 - 1919)

King John; I like thee well Act I Scene I

King John; I like thee well Act I Scene I (1900)

Byam Shaw (English, 1872 - 1919)

King John; It likes us well young princes, close your hands

King John; It likes us well young princes, close your hands (1900)

Byam Shaw (English, 1872 - 1919)

King John; My mother dead Act IV Scene II

King John; My mother dead Act IV Scene II (1900)

Byam Shaw (English, 1872 - 1919)

King John; The King dies Act V Scene VII

King John; The King dies Act V Scene VII (1900)

Byam Shaw (English, 1872 - 1919)

King Lear; Ay every inch a King Act IV Scene IV

King Lear; Ay every inch a King Act IV Scene IV (1900)

Byam Shaw (English, 1872 - 1919)

King Lear; Headings 2

King Lear; Headings 2 (1900)

Byam Shaw (English, 1872 - 1919)

King Lear; Headings

King Lear; Headings (1900)

Byam Shaw (English, 1872 - 1919)

King Lear; He’ll shape his old course in a country new Act I Scene I

King Lear; He’ll shape his old course in a country new Act I Scene I (1900)

Byam Shaw (English, 1872 - 1919)

King Lear; Louder the music there Act IV Scene VII

King Lear; Louder the music there Act IV Scene VII (1900)

Byam Shaw (English, 1872 - 1919)

King Lear; O, O, tis foul Act III Scene II

King Lear; O, O, tis foul Act III Scene II (1900)

Byam Shaw (English, 1872 - 1919)

King Lear; What makes that frontlet on Act I Scene IV

King Lear; What makes that frontlet on Act I Scene IV (1900)

Byam Shaw (English, 1872 - 1919)

King Lear; Wthether a madman be a gentleman

King Lear; Wthether a madman be a gentleman (1900)

Byam Shaw (English, 1872 - 1919)

King Richard II; And let them die which age and sullens have Act II Scene I

King Richard II; And let them die which age and sullens have Act II Scene I (1900)

Byam Shaw (English, 1872 - 1919)

King Richard II; Because we thought ourself thy lawful King Act III Scene III

King Richard II; Because we thought ourself thy lawful King Act III Scene III (1900)

Byam Shaw (English, 1872 - 1919)

King Richard II; Headings

King Richard II; Headings (1900)

Byam Shaw (English, 1872 - 1919)

King Richard II; Our prayers do out pray his Act V Scene III

King Richard II; Our prayers do out pray his Act V Scene III (1900)

Byam Shaw (English, 1872 - 1919)

King Richard II; Recieve thy lance Act I Scene III

King Richard II; Recieve thy lance Act I Scene III (1900)

Byam Shaw (English, 1872 - 1919)

King Richard II; Richard of Bordeaux by me hither brought Act V Scene IV

King Richard II; Richard of Bordeaux by me hither brought Act V Scene IV (1900)

Byam Shaw (English, 1872 - 1919)

King Richard III; Bloody will thy end Act IV Scene IV

King Richard III; Bloody will thy end Act IV Scene IV (1900)

Byam Shaw (English, 1872 - 1919)

King Richard III; Headings

King Richard III; Headings (1900)

Byam Shaw (English, 1872 - 1919)

King Richard III; Is our father dead Act II Scene II

King Richard III; Is our father dead Act II Scene II (1900)

Byam Shaw (English, 1872 - 1919)

King Richard III; See where his grace stands Act III Scene VII

King Richard III; See where his grace stands Act III Scene VII (1900)

Byam Shaw (English, 1872 - 1919)

King Richard III; That wretched Anne thy wife Act V Scene III

King Richard III; That wretched Anne thy wife Act V Scene III (1900)

Byam Shaw (English, 1872 - 1919)

King Richard III; The King is angry Act IV Scene II

King Richard III; The King is angry Act IV Scene II (1900)

Byam Shaw (English, 1872 - 1919)

King Richard III; To hear the lamentations of poor Anne Act V Scene II

King Richard III; To hear the lamentations of poor Anne Act V Scene II (1900)

Byam Shaw (English, 1872 - 1919)

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