Wyke Bayliss
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Sir Wyke Bayliss was a British painter, author, and poet. He almost exclusively painted interiors of British and European churches and cathedrals, and was known in the late Victorian era as an academi
Ypres Cathedral, 1868
The Basilica of St Mark's, Venice, Interior, 1877
The Royal Society of British Artists is a British art body established in 1823 as the Society of British Artists, as an alternative to the Royal Academy.
Wyke Bayliss
…finding "infinite charm" in the "infinite variety of the aspect of a Cathedral interior". 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, holding the post until his death. Bayliss was born in Madeley, Shropshire…
Royal Society of British Artists, 1829 Antique Print; RBA at Suffolk Street, Pall Mall East, London after Shepherd