Mostly Renaissance looking people seen through a Victorian haze. Historical genre paintings by British artist David Wilkie Wynfield. Living from 1837 to 1887, he was also a photographer. A founding member of the Saint John’s Wood Clique

The Arrest of Anne Boleyn at Greenwich. 1872. British. Oil on canvas. David Wilkie Wynfield, painter (1837-1887). Inscribed D. W. W. 1872. Photo credit and collections Photo credit: Royal Armouries at the Tower of London. In the public domain due to age. https://artuk.org/discover/artworks/the-arrest-of-anne-boleyn-at-greenwich-135148/search/keyword:wynfield–referrer:global-search

Summer Hours. 1861. British. Oil on canvas. David Wilkie Wynfield, painter (1837-1887). Exhibited by the artist at the British Institution in 1862, number. 618. Photo credit and collections of the Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art, mima. Artwork in the public domain due to age. https://artuk.org/discover/artworks/summer-hours-56643/search/keyword:wynfield–referrer:global-search

Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn. 1865. British. Oil on canvas. David Wilkie Wynfield, painter (1837-1887). Signed and dated. Photo credit and collections of Rotherham Heritage Services. In the public domain due to age. https://artuk.org/discover/artworks/henry-viii-and-anne-boleyn-69334/search/keyword:wynfield–referrer:global-search

An Incident in the Life of Queen Elizabeth (Queen Elizabeth and Essex). 1875. British. Oil on canvas. David Wilkie Wynfield, painter (1837-1887). Photo credit and collections Wolverhampton Arts and Heritage. In the public domain due to age. https://artuk.org/discover/artworks/an-incident-in-the-life-of-queen-elizabeth-queen-elizabeth-and-essex-18829/search/keyword:wynfield–referrer:global-search

The Lady’s Knight. 1873. British. Oil on canvas. David Wilkie Wynfield, painter (1837-1887). Photo credit Shipley Art Gallery. In the public domain due to age. https://artuk.org/discover/artworks/the-ladys-knight-35845/search/keyword:wynfield–referrer:global-search

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