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James Hayllar
Born1829
Chichester, Sussex (now West Sussex), England
Died1920
Bournemouth
NationalityBritish
OccupationArtist
Spouse(s)Edith, Phoebe (Cavell)
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James Hayllar (1829–1920) was an English genre, portrait and landscape painter.

Life and work

Hayllar was born in Chichester in Sussex (now West Sussex), and received his training in art at Cary's Art Academy in London; he painted Cary's portrait in 1851.[1] He went on to study at the Royal Academy.

The first born at the cottage. Oil on canvas. Signed J Hayllar

Hayllar travelled in Italy from 1851–53.[2] He was a regular exhibitor at the Royal Academy from 1851–98, and also showed work at the British Institution and the Royal Society of British Artists (RBA) - of which he was a member.[3][4][5][6] He first became known as a portrait painter but later turned his brush to genre art, often featuring pretty young girls (see first painting); his work became very popular. With George Dunlop Leslie (who also lived in Wallingford at the same time), he painted a large portrait of Queen Victoria to celebrate her Golden Jubilee in 1887 - the painting now hangs in Wallingford Town Hall.[7] along with another 10 of his paintings. The Art UK website also indicates the location of further works by Hayllar in other UK public galleries.[8]The Victoria and Albert Museum possesses his oil painting Granville Sharp the Abolitionist Rescuing a Slave from the Hands of His Master[9]

It is interesting to note that Hayllar could sometimes receive rather mixed criticism as shown in The Atheneum's report on the entries in the 1861 exhibition of the RBA.[10]

Mr Hayllar is an artist of the Lake school, that delights in flaring colour heated to excess. His Vespers (10), a French paysanne, kneeling on a prie-dieu, is clever and showy. Similarly, but superior in solidity, is The Opera Box (50), study of a lady's head in an opera cloak-pretty but common.These trifles are ever snares for facile painters like Mr Hayllar; we regret to see the number of these he produces, remembering better things by him.

He married Edith Phoebe Cavell (1827–1899), the aunt of Edith Cavell - the famous British nurse who was to be shot by the Germans for "treason" during World War I. They lived at a house called "Castle Priory"[11] in Wallingford on the River Thames in Berkshire (now Oxfordshire) from 1875–99; scenes from village life in the area often featured in his work there. The couple went on to have 9 children, of whom four became recognised artists (see below). After the death of his wife in 1899, he moved to Bournemouth.[12][13]

Family

Hayllar had four sons and five daughters, four of whom, Edith Hayllar (1860–1948),[14][15] Jessica Hayllar (1858–1940),[16] Mary Hayllar (1863–c. 1950),[17] and Kate Hayllar (fl. 1883–1900), became notable artists in their own right; all received their training from their father and exhibited at the Royal Academy.[13]

References

  1. ^ Portrait of Francis Stephen Cary by James Hayllar.
  2. ^ Short biography Archived 2011-10-02 at the Wayback Machine (John Noott Galleries).
  3. ^ Short biography (Burlington Paintings).
  4. ^ Hayllar, James. "Exhibits at the Royal Academy". Retrieved 13 July 2022.
  5. ^ Hayllar, James. "Exhibits at the British Institution". Retrieved 13 July 2022.
  6. ^ Johnson, Jane (1975). Works exhibited at the Royal Society of British Artists, 1824-1893 and the New English Art Club, 1888-1917. Woodbridge: Antique Collector's Club. pp. 216–217.
  7. ^ Wallingford Town hall Archived 2011-09-27 at the Wayback Machine.
  8. ^ Hayllar, James. "Paintings in UK public galleries". Art UK. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
  9. ^ Hayllar, James. "Granville Sharp the Abolitionist Rescuing a Slave from the Hands of His Master". Art UK. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
  10. ^ "The Atheneum. 30 March, 1861. Report on the RBA's entries, page 436". Retrieved 23 July 2022.
  11. ^ Castle Priory was built in 1759 for Judge William Blackstone - see "Sites" (Wallingford history gateway).
  12. ^ Biography in lot essay (The only daughter, Oil on canvas. Signed and dated 'J Hayllar, 1875' - Christie's auction, 19 February, 2003).
  13. ^ a b Biographies of the Hayllar family. Includes a portrait of James Hayllar as an old man. (Wallingford History Gateway).
  14. ^ Edith hayllar online (ArtCyclopedia).
  15. ^ Edith Hayllar Archived 2017-07-30 at the Wayback Machine (Clara database of women artists).
  16. ^ Works by Jessica Hayllar (Art Renewal Center)
  17. ^ Mary Hayllar (Leicester Galleries)

Further reading

  • J Johnson and A Greutzner (2008). British Artists 1880-1940. Sandy lane, Old Martelsham, Woodbridge,Suffolk IP12 4SD: Antique Collectors Club. p. 238. ISBN 978-0-902028-36-4.
  • Wood, Christopher. Victorian Painters, the text (Antique Collectors' Club, 1995) p. 235 ff.
  • Wilder, Anthony. Victorian artists of Wallingford: A Tale of Two Dynasties - The Hayllar & Leslie Families (Pie Powder Press, 2006).
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