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Samuel Rayner (1806-1879)


Samuel Rayner was an artist and draughtsman particular known for painting atmospheric interior scenes of historic chapels, halls and churches. He is equally well-known for being the father of the remarkable Rayner family of artists, most notably his daughters Louise and Margaret.

Samuel Rayner was born 15 April 1806 in Colnbrook, Buckinghamshire, the third of five children of Samuel Snr, a farmer and dealer in corn, and Margaret (neé Ingram). At the age of six, in 1812, Samuel Rayner moved with his parents to London, where the family established an ironmongery business on Blandford Street, Marylebone. It is likely that Rayner’s early interest in art was encouraged by his grandfather, Thomas Rayner, who was a professional artist. In 1821, aged fifteen, he began work as a trainee draughtsman at the studio of the topographer John Britton.

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