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His father, Rev. John Cox Bayliss was a railway engineer who taught military and mathematical drawing, and was also an artist known for his work ''Views of Shropshire'' published in 1839.<ref>[http://www.search.revolutionaryplayers.org.uk/engine/resource/exhibition/standard/default.asp?resource=3692 ''Representing the Landscape: Rev J C Bayliss’s Views in Shropshire'' (1839)]</ref> He gave his younger son training after he showed drawing aptitude at an early age. His childhood is recorded in his father's diary, transcribed and published as "Wheels of Providence".<ref>[http://www.wheelsofprovidence.com ''Wheels of Providence: Over the Ironbridge in the Journal of John Cox Bayliss (2014)]</ref> The family moved from Madeley to London following a job offer too good to refuse, giving Bayliss the opportunity to immerse himself in the emerging art scene of the early Victorian period. As a young student at the Royal Academy and the School of Design he became affiliated with the [[Pre-Raphaelites]], and he counted amongst his friends [[John Millais]], [[Frederic Leighton]], [[William Holman Hunt]] and [[Edward Burne-Jones]] <ref>Wyke Bayliss, ''Five Great Painters of the Victorian Era'', Sampson, Low & Co., 1902.</ref> While distant from the Pre-Raphaelites in subject and technique, his paintings often reflect the juxtaposition of detail and colour that characterise much of Millais' and Leighton's work. [[Frederick Wedmore]] states in the foreword to Bayliss' autobiography "On reflection it will be seen that Wyke Bayliss had his speciality pretty well to himself. He was the inventor of his own genre - as well as his own method".<ref>Wyke Bayliss, ''Olives: The Reminiscences of a President'', George Allen, 1906.</ref> Bayliss' paintings are held in many smaller UK and European collections,<ref>[http://www.bbc.co.uk/arts/yourpaintings/paintings/search/painted_by/wyke-bayliss_artists BBC Your Paintings by Wyke Bayliss]</ref> including the Atkinson Art Gallery in Southport (''Evening: Amiens Cathedral'') and the Welsh national collection.

His father, Rev. John Cox Bayliss was a railway engineer who taught military and mathematical drawing, and was also an artist known for his work ''Views of Shropshire'' published in 1839.<ref>[http://www.search.revolutionaryplayers.org.uk/engine/resource/exhibition/standard/default.asp?resource=3692 ''Representing the Landscape: Rev J C Bayliss’s Views in Shropshire'' (1839)]</ref> He gave his younger son training after he showed drawing aptitude at an early age. His childhood is recorded in his father's diary, transcribed and published as "Wheels of Providence".<ref>[http://www.wheelsofprovidence.com ''Wheels of Providence: Over the Ironbridge in the Journal of John Cox Bayliss (2014)]</ref> The family moved from Madeley to London following a job offer too good to refuse, giving Bayliss the opportunity to immerse himself in the emerging art scene of the early Victorian period. As a young student at the Royal Academy and the School of Design he became affiliated with the [[Pre-Raphaelites]], and he counted amongst his friends [[John Millais]], [[Frederic Leighton]], [[William Holman Hunt]] and [[Edward Burne-Jones]] <ref>Wyke Bayliss, ''Five Great Painters of the Victorian Era'', Sampson, Low & Co., 1902.</ref> While distant from the Pre-Raphaelites in subject and technique, his paintings often reflect the juxtaposition of detail and colour that characterise much of Millais' and Leighton's work. [[Frederick Wedmore]] states in the foreword to Bayliss' autobiography "On reflection it will be seen that Wyke Bayliss had his speciality pretty well to himself. He was the inventor of his own genre - as well as his own method".<ref>Wyke Bayliss, ''Olives: The Reminiscences of a President'', George Allen, 1906.</ref> Bayliss' paintings are held in many smaller UK and European collections,<ref>[http://www.bbc.co.uk/arts/yourpaintings/paintings/search/painted_by/wyke-bayliss_artists BBC Your Paintings by Wyke Bayliss]</ref> including the Atkinson Art Gallery in Southport (''Evening: Amiens Cathedral'') and the Welsh national collection.



He was also an author, publishing a number of books of art critique, accounts of changing depictions of Jesus through the ages, and a volume of poems. In a critical 1889 review of his book ''The Enchanted Island'', [[Oscar Wilde]] wrote "Mr. Wyke Bayliss is as much Mr. Whistler's superior as a writer as he is his inferior as a painter and an artist." <ref>[http://www.readeasily.com/oscar-wilde/00202/002020202.php Still, it is only right to add that Mr. Wyke Bayliss, at his best, writes very good English.]</ref> Bayliss succeeded [[James McNeill Whistler]] as president of the [[Royal Society of British Artists]] (RBA) in June 1888 when Whistler and his followers split from the society; however, there was acrimony throughout the remainder of 1888 because the Society's constitution allowed the defeated incumbent to formally stay in office until year's end.<ref>{{cite book|author=Weintraub, Stanley|title=Whistler: A Biography|chapter=Whistler's election loss|page=320|year=2001|publisher=Da Capo Press|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=0Kr_8TmC4aIC&pg=PA320}}</ref> Bayliss had initially supported Whistler's nomination to the committee, but soon led the majority who disagreed with the latter's radical plans, and as president restored its running to traditional lines. He was nevertheless notably supportive of some innovations, such as defending the status of women as professional artists and advocating the inclusion of the "new and strange" in RBA exhibitions. He held the post until his death in 1906. He was elected a fellow of the [[Society of Antiquaries of London|Society of Antiquaries]] in 1870, to the [[Royal West of England Academy]] in 1904, and received a knighthood in 1897. In 1899 he was president of the Ruskin Society of Birmingham ("the Society of the Rose"), which was founded by [[John Howard Whitehouse]] in 1896.<ref>{{cite journal|title=Bayliss, Sir Wyke|journal=Who's Who,|year=1905|volume= 57|pages=p. 101|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=iEVLAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA101}}</ref>

He was also an author, publishing a number of books of art critique, accounts of changing depictions of Jesus through the ages, and a volume of poems. In a critical 1889 review of his book ''The Enchanted Island'', [[Oscar Wilde]] wrote "Mr. Wyke Bayliss is as much Mr. Whistler's superior as a writer as he is his inferior as a painter and an artist." <ref>[http://www.readeasily.com/oscar-wilde/00202/002020202.php Still, it is only right to add that Mr. Wyke Bayliss, at his best, writes very good English.]</ref> Bayliss succeeded [[James McNeill Whistler]] as president of the [[Royal Society of British Artists]] (RBA) in June 1888 when Whistler and his followers split from the society; however, there was acrimony throughout the remainder of 1888 because the Society's constitution allowed the defeated incumbent to formally stay in office until year's end.<ref>{{cite book|author=Weintraub, Stanley|title=Whistler: A Biography|chapter=Whistler's election loss|page=320|year=2001|publisher=Da Capo Press|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=0Kr_8TmC4aIC&pg=PA320}}</ref> Bayliss had initially supported Whistler's nomination to the committee, but soon led the majority who disagreed with the latter's radical plans, and as president restored its running to traditional lines. He was nevertheless notably supportive of some innovations, such as defending the status of women as professional artists and advocating the inclusion of the "new and strange" in RBA exhibitions. He held the post until his death in 1906. He was elected a fellow of the [[Society of Antiquaries of London|Society of Antiquaries]] in 1870, to the [[Royal West of England Academy]] in 1904, and received a knighthood in 1897. In 1899 he was president of the Ruskin Society of Birmingham ("the Society of the Rose"), which was founded by [[John Howard Whitehouse]] in 1896.<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Bayliss, Sir Wyke|magazine=Who's Who|year=1905|volume= 57|page=101|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=iEVLAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA101}}</ref>



Bayliss married Elise Letitia Broad in 1858, but never had children. They lived at [[Clapham Park]] in [[London]], where he died in 1906. He was buried at Streatham Cemetery and his funeral was attended by many artists including his successor as President of the RBA [[Alfred East]] and wreaths sent by, among others, [[Lawrence Alma-Tadema]].<ref>Court News, ''The Times'', 10 April 1906</ref> His autobiography, ''Olives: the Reminiscences of a President'', was posthumously published in the same year.

Bayliss married Elise Letitia Broad in 1858, but never had children. They lived at [[Clapham Park]] in [[London]], where he died in 1906. He was buried at Streatham Cemetery and his funeral was attended by many artists including his successor as President of the RBA [[Alfred East]] and wreaths sent by, among others, [[Lawrence Alma-Tadema]].<ref>Court News, ''The Times'', 10 April 1906</ref> His autobiography, ''Olives: the Reminiscences of a President'', was posthumously published in the same year.


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Sir Wyke Bayliss (21 October 1835 – 5 April 1906) was a British painter, author and poet.[1] He almost exclusively painted interiors of British and European churches and cathedrals, and was known in the late Victorian era as an academic authority on art. From the start of his career Bayliss' main interest was in depicting architecture, finding "infinite charm" in the "infinite variety of the aspect of a Cathedral interior".

Life

Bayliss was born in Madeley, Shropshire. His unusual first name was his mother Anne's maiden surname. His brother William Wyke Bayliss became a vicar and sister Elizabeth Anne Bayliss married a vicar, whilst a second sister Mary died as a teenager. Bayliss' wider family consisted of a number of luminaries. His great uncle was Thomas Turner, founder of the Caughley porcelain factory, a major leader in the development of the Willow pattern. Bayliss owned a portrait of Turner by Sir Joshua Reynolds as well as a number of further family portraits by Lemuel Francis Abbott.[2] His second cousin was Sir William Maddock Bayliss.

His father, Rev. John Cox Bayliss was a railway engineer who taught military and mathematical drawing, and was also an artist known for his work Views of Shropshire published in 1839.[3] He gave his younger son training after he showed drawing aptitude at an early age. His childhood is recorded in his father's diary, transcribed and published as "Wheels of Providence".[4] The family moved from Madeley to London following a job offer too good to refuse, giving Bayliss the opportunity to immerse himself in the emerging art scene of the early Victorian period. As a young student at the Royal Academy and the School of Design he became affiliated with the Pre-Raphaelites, and he counted amongst his friends John Millais, Frederic Leighton, William Holman Hunt and Edward Burne-Jones [5] While distant from the Pre-Raphaelites in subject and technique, his paintings often reflect the juxtaposition of detail and colour that characterise much of Millais' and Leighton's work. Frederick Wedmore states in the foreword to Bayliss' autobiography "On reflection it will be seen that Wyke Bayliss had his speciality pretty well to himself. He was the inventor of his own genre - as well as his own method".[6] Bayliss' paintings are held in many smaller UK and European collections,[7] including the Atkinson Art Gallery in Southport (Evening: Amiens Cathedral) and the Welsh national collection.

He was also an author, publishing a number of books of art critique, accounts of changing depictions of Jesus through the ages, and a volume of poems. In a critical 1889 review of his book The Enchanted Island, Oscar Wilde wrote "Mr. Wyke Bayliss is as much Mr. Whistler's superior as a writer as he is his inferior as a painter and an artist." [8] Bayliss succeeded James McNeill Whistler as president of the Royal Society of British Artists (RBA) in June 1888 when Whistler and his followers split from the society; however, there was acrimony throughout the remainder of 1888 because the Society's constitution allowed the defeated incumbent to formally stay in office until year's end.[9] Bayliss had initially supported Whistler's nomination to the committee, but soon led the majority who disagreed with the latter's radical plans, and as president restored its running to traditional lines. He was nevertheless notably supportive of some innovations, such as defending the status of women as professional artists and advocating the inclusion of the "new and strange" in RBA exhibitions. He held the post until his death in 1906. He was elected a fellow of the Society of Antiquaries in 1870, to the Royal West of England Academy in 1904, and received a knighthood in 1897. In 1899 he was president of the Ruskin Society of Birmingham ("the Society of the Rose"), which was founded by John Howard Whitehouse in 1896.[10]

Bayliss married Elise Letitia Broad in 1858, but never had children. They lived at Clapham ParkinLondon, where he died in 1906. He was buried at Streatham Cemetery and his funeral was attended by many artists including his successor as President of the RBA Alfred East and wreaths sent by, among others, Lawrence Alma-Tadema.[11] His autobiography, Olives: the Reminiscences of a President, was posthumously published in the same year.

Notes

  1. ^ Lee, Sidney, ed. (1912). "Bayliss, Wyke" . Dictionary of National Biography (2nd supplement). London: Smith, Elder & Co.
  • ^ Hubert Smith, Pedigree of the Turner Family in 1871, Privately Printed.
  • ^ Representing the Landscape: Rev J C Bayliss’s Views in Shropshire (1839)
  • ^ Wheels of Providence: Over the Ironbridge in the Journal of John Cox Bayliss (2014)
  • ^ Wyke Bayliss, Five Great Painters of the Victorian Era, Sampson, Low & Co., 1902.
  • ^ Wyke Bayliss, Olives: The Reminiscences of a President, George Allen, 1906.
  • ^ BBC Your Paintings by Wyke Bayliss
  • ^ Still, it is only right to add that Mr. Wyke Bayliss, at his best, writes very good English.
  • ^ Weintraub, Stanley (2001). "Whistler's election loss". Whistler: A Biography. Da Capo Press. p. 320.
  • ^ "Bayliss, Sir Wyke". Who's Who. Vol. 57. 1905. p. 101.
  • ^ Court News, The Times, 10 April 1906
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