Henry Thomas Schafer

Artist: Schafer, Henry Thomas

Henry Thomas Schafer
Henry Thomas Schafer

Henry Thomas Schafer (1854 – 1915), was a British painter who travelled extensively in Europe.

He was a British Victorian-era genre painter and sculptor, elected in 1889 to the Royal Society of British Artists.  He exhibited at the Royal Society, the Royal Academy, the Royal Scottish Academy, and other galleries starting in 1873.  Several of his paintings have been widely reproduced and distributed in the form of posters.  

He painted in quite a few places in France.

Very little is known about this artist.

Schafer painted several other places in France (see list below), which will be featured eventually on this site. A link “” to those cities will appear below when published.

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