Edwin Hayes, R.I. (1819–1904) was an English and Irish

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ist who painted in

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and

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Hayes was born in

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, England, but brought up in

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, where his father was a hotelier. He studied art at the Dublin Society Art School and first exhibited his work at the RHA (Royal Hibernian Academy) in 1842. He remained in Dublin for ten years before moving to London. He also exhibited at the

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and the

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, becoming a full member of the latter in 1863. Hayes painted seascapes in Ireland, England, Belgium, Holland, France, Spain and Italy, his work invariably featuring ships and boats in high seas, harbour scenesE.g. "An Emigrant Ship. Dublin Bay at Sunset" (1853), Gorlston Harbour (1878) etc. or other aspects of the coastline. His son Claude Hayes, R.I., ROI, (1852–1922) was also a notable landscape and portrait painter. A painting by Hayes was featured and restored in a 2021 episode of the

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Edwin Hayes
(Biog - "Encyclopedia of Irish and World Art")

(Biog at Milmo-Penny Fine Art)
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Hayes, Edwin British marine artists English watercolourists 19th-century British painters 19th-century Irish painters Irish male painters British landscape artists Painters from Dublin (city) 1819 births 1904 deaths Alumni of the National College of Art and Design Burials at Kensal Green Cemetery 19th-century British male artists 19th-century Irish male artists

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