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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Love’s labours lost; Boy what sign is it; Act I Scene II

Love’s labours lost; Boy what sign is it; Act I Scene II (1900)

Byam Shaw (English, 1872 - 1919)

Love’s labours lost; Cuckoo Cuckoo Act V Scene II

Love’s labours lost; Cuckoo Cuckoo Act V Scene II (1900)

Byam Shaw (English, 1872 - 1919)

Love’s labours lost; Headings

Love’s labours lost; Headings (1900)

Byam Shaw (English, 1872 - 1919)

Love’s labours lost; I beseech you a word Act II Scene I

Love’s labours lost; I beseech you a word Act II Scene I (1900)

Byam Shaw (English, 1872 - 1919)

Love’s labours lost; More sacks to the mill Act IV Scene III

Love’s labours lost; More sacks to the mill Act IV Scene III (1900)

Byam Shaw (English, 1872 - 1919)

Love’s labours lost; Tu Whit Tu Who Act V Scene II

Love’s labours lost; Tu Whit Tu Who Act V Scene II (1900)

Byam Shaw (English, 1872 - 1919)

Macbeth; A deed without a name Act IV Scene I

Macbeth; A deed without a name Act IV Scene I (1900)

Byam Shaw (English, 1872 - 1919)

Macbeth; Alack i am afraid they are awaked Act II Scene II

Macbeth; Alack i am afraid they are awaked Act II Scene II (1900)

Byam Shaw (English, 1872 - 1919)

Macbeth; At once good night Act III Scene IV

Macbeth; At once good night Act III Scene IV (1900)

Byam Shaw (English, 1872 - 1919)

Macbeth; Conduct me to mine host Act I Scene IV

Macbeth; Conduct me to mine host Act I Scene IV (1900)

Byam Shaw (English, 1872 - 1919)

Macbeth; Hail Hail Hail Act I Scene III

Macbeth; Hail Hail Hail Act I Scene III (1900)

Byam Shaw (English, 1872 - 1919)

Macbeth; Headings

Macbeth; Headings (1900)

Byam Shaw (English, 1872 - 1919)

Macbeth; The heart is sorely charged Act V Scene I

Macbeth; The heart is sorely charged Act V Scene I (1900)

Byam Shaw (English, 1872 - 1919)

Measure for measure; Break off thy song Act I Scene IV

Measure for measure; Break off thy song Act I Scene IV (1900)

Byam Shaw (English, 1872 - 1919)

Measure for measure; Headings

Measure for measure; Headings (1900)

Byam Shaw (English, 1872 - 1919)

Measure for measure; My false oerweighs your true Act II Scene IV

Measure for measure; My false oerweighs your true Act II Scene IV (1900)

Byam Shaw (English, 1872 - 1919)

Measure for measure; O you beast Act III Scene I

Measure for measure; O you beast Act III Scene I (1900)

Byam Shaw (English, 1872 - 1919)

Measure for measure; Supply me with the habit Act I Scene IV

Measure for measure; Supply me with the habit Act I Scene IV (1900)

Byam Shaw (English, 1872 - 1919)

Measure for measure; Will T not off Act V Scene I

Measure for measure; Will T not off Act V Scene I (1900)

Byam Shaw (English, 1872 - 1919)

Measure for measure; You must rise and be hanged Act IV Scene III

Measure for measure; You must rise and be hanged Act IV Scene III (1900)

Byam Shaw (English, 1872 - 1919)

Merchant of Venice; Act II Scene II

Merchant of Venice; Act II Scene II (1900)

Byam Shaw (English, 1872 - 1919)

Merchant of Venice; Act II Scene V

Merchant of Venice; Act II Scene V (1900)

Byam Shaw (English, 1872 - 1919)

Merchant of Venice; Act III Scene II

Merchant of Venice; Act III Scene II (1900)

Byam Shaw (English, 1872 - 1919)

Merchant of Venice; Act IV Scene I

Merchant of Venice; Act IV Scene I (1900)

Byam Shaw (English, 1872 - 1919)

Merchant of Venice; Headings

Merchant of Venice; Headings (1900)

Byam Shaw (English, 1872 - 1919)

Merchant of Venice; My little body is a weary Act I Scene II

Merchant of Venice; My little body is a weary Act I Scene II (1900)

Byam Shaw (English, 1872 - 1919)

Merchant of Venice; You shall percieve them make a stand Act V Scene I

Merchant of Venice; You shall percieve them make a stand Act V Scene I (1900)

Byam Shaw (English, 1872 - 1919)

Merry wives of Windsor; Headings

Merry wives of Windsor; Headings (1900)

Byam Shaw (English, 1872 - 1919)

Merry wives of Windsor; Hold up your head come Act IV Scene I

Merry wives of Windsor; Hold up your head come Act IV Scene I (1900)

Byam Shaw (English, 1872 - 1919)

Merry wives of Windsor; I see i cannot get thy father’s love Act III Scene IV

Merry wives of Windsor; I see i cannot get thy father’s love Act III Scene IV (1900)

Byam Shaw (English, 1872 - 1919)

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