{{short description|English painter (1819–1904)}} {{for|the Australian architect|Edwin Hayes and Campbell Scott}} {{for|the Australian rugby union player|Dooney Hayes}} {{Use dmy dates|date=February 2022}} {{EngvarB|date=February 2022}} [[File:Edwin Hayes - A view of Dublin Bay.jpg|thumb|Edwin Hayes, ''A view of Dublin Bay'', National Gallery of Ireland, a typical subject]] '''Edwin Hayes''', RI (7 June 1819 {{ndash}} 7 November 1904) was an English painter who specialised in marine art.

==Life and works==

Hayes was born in Bristol, England, but brought up in Dublin, Ireland, 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. After serving as a seaman on a ship sailing to America, he remained in Dublin for ten years before moving to London in 1852. He painted scenery at the Adelphi Theatre and other London theatres, a common employment for young artists. He also exhibited at the Royal Academy of Arts, British Institution, Society of British Artists and the Royal Institute of Painters in Watercolours, becoming a full member of the latter in 1863.<ref>Mallalieu</ref> [[File:Edwin Hayes (1819-1904) - Boats in a Gale off Ostend, Belgium - NCM 1908-14 - Nottingham Museums.jpg|thumb|''Boats in a Gale off Ostend, Belgium'', 1875, Nottingham Museums]]

Hayes painted seascapes in Ireland, England, Belgium, Holland, France, Spain and Italy, his work almost invariably featuring ships and boats in high seas,<ref>Mallalieu</ref><ref>E.g. "High tide at the Mumbles lighthouse", "Calais Pier", "A Fishing Vessel Entering the Harbour of Great Yarmouth" (1880), "A Dutch Fishing Pink" (1874), "A Breezy Day In The English Channel" etc.</ref> harbour scenes<ref>E.g. "An Emigrant Ship. Dublin Bay at Sunset" (1853), Gorlston Harbour (1878) etc.</ref> or beach or shoreline subjects, all most often from the south coast of England. Huon Mallalieu says he "has an accurate eye for detail, and is traditional in manner".<ref>Mallalieu</ref> Hayes died on 7 November 1904 in London.<ref> https://www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/personExtended/mp05390/edwin-hayes?tab=biography </ref>

His son Claude Hayes, R.I., ROI, (1852–1922) was also a notable landscapist, latterly mostly in watercolour.<ref name="Reynolds">{{cite journal |last1=Reynolds |first1=Edward P. |title=Claude Hayes R.I., R.O.I. Landscape Painter in Oil and Water-Colour |journal=Walker's Quarterly |date=April 1922 |issue=7 |url=https://dn790008.ca.archive.org/0/items/claudehayesriroi00reyn/claudehayesriroi00reyn.pdf |access-date=10 September 2025}}</ref>

A painting by Hayes was featured and restored in a 2021 episode of the BBC Television programme ''The Repair Shop''.<ref name="BBC-m0010kx1">{{Cite episode |title=Series 8 Episode 8 |series=The Repair Shop |series-link=The Repair Shop |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0010kx1 |accessdate=13 October 2021 |network=BBC Television |date=13 October 2021 |series-no=8 |number=8 |transcript= |transcript-url= }}</ref>

==References== {{reflist}}

*Mallalieu, Huon, ''The Dictionary of British watercolour artists up to 1920'', Volume I ''A-L'', p. 303, 3rd edition, 2002, Woodbridge, Suffolk: Antique Collectors' Club, {{ISBN|185149426X}}, [https://archive.org/details/dictionaryofbrit0000mall/mode/2up 2nd edition on the Internet Archive]

==Further reading==

*Walter Strickland. ''Dictionary of Irish Artists'' (Shannon: Irish University Press, 1968).

==External links== {{commons category}} * {{Art UK bio}} *[http://www.visual-arts-cork.com/irish-artists/edwin-hayes.htm Edwin Hayes] (Biog - "Encyclopedia of Irish and World Art") *[http://www.mpfa.ie/irgallery.htm#hayes Edwin Hayes] (Biog at Milmo-Penny Fine Art) *[http://www.askart.com/AskART/artists/biography.aspx?artist=11000307 Askart biography]

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