William Frederick Yeames - Artist Info

About William Frederick Yeames

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    William Frederick Yeames RA (1835-1918) William Frederick Yeames was born in Russia to a British consular official. He was educated in Dresden following the death of his father where he first began to study painting.

    The Yeames family moved to London in 1848 where William began studying anatomy. In 1852 Yeames made a career defining trip to Florence where he learned from and made copies after Renaissance luminaries such as Benozzo Gozzoli, Andrea del Sarto and Raphael. On his return to London Yeames set up his studio in Park Place and began associating with other artists who became known as the St John’s Wood Clique.

    He was made an associate of the Royal Academy in 1866. Yeames did not exist as a stereotype of ...

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