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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Romeo and Juliet; Either thou or i or both must go with him Act III Scene I

Romeo and Juliet; Either thou or i or both must go with him Act III Scene I (1900)

Byam Shaw (English, 1872 - 1919)

Romeo and Juliet; Eyes look your last Act V Scene III

Romeo and Juliet; Eyes look your last Act V Scene III (1900)

Byam Shaw (English, 1872 - 1919)

Romeo and Juliet; Headings 2

Romeo and Juliet; Headings 2 (1900)

Byam Shaw (English, 1872 - 1919)

Romeo and Juliet; Headings

Romeo and Juliet; Headings (1900)

Byam Shaw (English, 1872 - 1919)

Romeo and Juliet; One kiss and i’ll descend Act III Scene V

Romeo and Juliet; One kiss and i’ll descend Act III Scene V (1900)

Byam Shaw (English, 1872 - 1919)

Romeo and Juliet; Rebellious subjects enemies to peace Act I Scene I

Romeo and Juliet; Rebellious subjects enemies to peace Act I Scene I (1900)

Byam Shaw (English, 1872 - 1919)

Sonnets; And grew a seething bath

Sonnets; And grew a seething bath (1902)

Byam Shaw (English, 1872 - 1919)

Sonnets; Love is too young to know what conscience is

Sonnets; Love is too young to know what conscience is (1902)

Byam Shaw (English, 1872 - 1919)

Sonnets; Some in their garments

Sonnets; Some in their garments (1902)

Byam Shaw (English, 1872 - 1919)

Sonnets; The End

Sonnets; The End (1902)

Byam Shaw (English, 1872 - 1919)

Sonnets; Thou art thy mothers glass III

Sonnets; Thou art thy mothers glass III (1902)

Byam Shaw (English, 1872 - 1919)

Sonnets; Though thou repent

Sonnets; Though thou repent (1902)

Byam Shaw (English, 1872 - 1919)

Sonnets; Time leads summer on

Sonnets; Time leads summer on (1902)

Byam Shaw (English, 1872 - 1919)

Taming of the shrew; A pot of small ale Ind Scene II

Taming of the shrew; A pot of small ale Ind Scene II (1900)

Byam Shaw (English, 1872 - 1919)

Taming of the shrew; Headings

Taming of the shrew; Headings (1900)

Byam Shaw (English, 1872 - 1919)

Taming of the shrew; How the horses ran away Act IV Scene I

Taming of the shrew; How the horses ran away Act IV Scene I (1900)

Byam Shaw (English, 1872 - 1919)

Taming of the shrew; My pate made way Act II Scene I

Taming of the shrew; My pate made way Act II Scene I (1900)

Byam Shaw (English, 1872 - 1919)

Taming of the shrew; Petrucio is coming Act III Scene II

Taming of the shrew; Petrucio is coming Act III Scene II (1900)

Byam Shaw (English, 1872 - 1919)

Taming of the shrew; See where she comes Act V Scene II

Taming of the shrew; See where she comes Act V Scene II (1900)

Byam Shaw (English, 1872 - 1919)

Taming of the shrew; Tis now in tune Act III Scene I

Taming of the shrew; Tis now in tune Act III Scene I (1900)

Byam Shaw (English, 1872 - 1919)

The Tempest; Great Juno comes Act IV Scene I

The Tempest; Great Juno comes Act IV Scene I (1900)

Byam Shaw (English, 1872 - 1919)

The tempest; Headings

The tempest; Headings (1900)

Byam Shaw (English, 1872 - 1919)

The Tempest; Lead monster, We’ll follow Act III Scene III

The Tempest; Lead monster, We’ll follow Act III Scene III (1900)

Byam Shaw (English, 1872 - 1919)

The Tempest; Now good angels preserve the King Act II Scene I

The Tempest; Now good angels preserve the King Act II Scene I (1900)

Byam Shaw (English, 1872 - 1919)

The Tempest; Sweet lord you play me false Act V Scene I

The Tempest; Sweet lord you play me false Act V Scene I (1900)

Byam Shaw (English, 1872 - 1919)

The Tempest; The sky it seems would pour down stinking pitch Act I Scene II

The Tempest; The sky it seems would pour down stinking pitch Act I Scene II (1900)

Byam Shaw (English, 1872 - 1919)

The Tempest; Why thats my dainty Ariel Act V Scene I

The Tempest; Why thats my dainty Ariel Act V Scene I (1900)

Byam Shaw (English, 1872 - 1919)

Timon of Athens; Apemantus’s grace Act I Scene II

Timon of Athens; Apemantus’s grace Act I Scene II (1900)

Byam Shaw (English, 1872 - 1919)

Timon of Athens; Headings

Timon of Athens; Headings (1900)

Byam Shaw (English, 1872 - 1919)

Timon of Athens; Here lie i Timon Act V Scene IV

Timon of Athens; Here lie i Timon Act V Scene IV (1900)

Byam Shaw (English, 1872 - 1919)

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