Charles Waller Shayer (British 1826-1914)
Horse in a bailey - 1861
Signed and dated C. Shayer 1861
Ink stamp on the reverse
Oil on canvas, unframed
25.5 x 32.8 cm (10" x 12" 7/8)
Condition : a horizontal repaired tear in canvas along horse's legs

William Shayer Senior had 10 children, among them four are famous artists: William Joseph Shayer (1811 - 1892), Edward Dashwood Shayer (1821 - 1864), Henry Thring (1825 - 1894) and finally our Charles Waller (1826 - 1914). The last two sons by his second marriage lived and worked with their father. 
Charles painted landscapes, sporting scenes, animals, he is noted for painting a realistic type of horse and is considered to be the best horse painter of the Shayer family.