John Henry Yeend-King
British (1855-1924)
Although the English Victorian artist Henry John Yeend-King lived in London, he primarily painted scenes of the English countryside. Yeend-King’s formal education was at the Philological School in London and then at a glass painter’s, O’Connor’s, for three years. He then studied painting with William Bromle in London, and with Leon Bonnat and Fernand Cormon in Paris. In 1879, the Royal Society of British Artists elected Yeend-King to membership and, a frequent RBA exhibitor, he showed 115 paintings at Society venues. In 1886, he became an elected member of the Royal Institute of Painters in Watercolor, where he later served as vice-president and exhibited 38 paintings. He was also a member of the Royal Institute of Painters in Oil Colors and entered 94 paintings in various exhibitions of the Royal Academy of London.
Yeend-King’s paintings are in numerous collections including the Tate Gallery, London; Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool; Leeds City Art Galleries, Leeds and Oldham Art Gallery.
