Henry Thomas Schafer

Caen – The Artists – Schafer, Henry Thomas

This page forms part of a series of pages dedicated to the many artists who painted in Caen. A full list of all the artists with a link to their works can be found at the bottom of this page.

Henry Thomas Schafer (1854 – 1915), aka Henry Thomas Schäfer, was a British painter who travelled extensively in Europe. But very little is known about this artist.

He painted in quite a few places in Normandy. Here are his works he made in the city of Caen.

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1862 - Henry Thomas Schafer - Caen
1862 – Henry Thomas Schafer – Caen
1870 - Henry Thomas Schafer - St.-Pierre, Caen
1870 – Henry Thomas Schafer – St.-Pierre, Caen

TODAY: The Saint-Pierre church, aka (wrongly) the cathedral, is the centrepiece of the city of Caen. It is located right next to the castle.

???? - Henry Thomas Schafer - St.-Pierre, Caen
???? – Henry Thomas Schafer – St.-Pierre, Caen
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???? – Henry Thomas Schafer – Caen
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???? – Henry Thomas Schafer – Caen
???? - Henry Thomas Schafer - Interior of the Cathedral, Caen
???? – Henry Thomas Schafer – Interior of the Cathedral, Caen

TODAY: The inside of the Saint-Pierre church (also known wrongly as the cathedral) has not changed much.

???? - Henry Thomas Schafer - View of Caen
???? – Henry Thomas Schafer – View of Caen

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.

Artists featured here who painted in Caen (but not limited to) are (a link “” will be placed next to an artist name when their works are published. A “*” means that the artist did NOT work in Caen itself, instead worked in nearby villages and towns):

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