Currently featured in the exhibition “The Art of Conservation – damaged painting at south shields” – Conservation, South Shields Museum and Art Gallery

Hefty Thomas Schafer was a British painter and sculptor, elected in 1889 to the Royal Society of British Artists, From 1873 onwards he exhibited at the Royal Society, the Royal Academy, the Royal Scottish Academy, and other galleries.
Because of the similarity in their names and their overlapping period of active work, the townscape paintings of the French artist Henri Schafer (1833 —1916), who also spent part of his life in Britain. are often misattributed to Henry Schafer, and their biographical details are occasionally merged, However, their styles are quite different

Object description
Type: Easel Painting
Location: South Shields Museum, Tyne & Wear
Material: Oil on canvas
Artist: Henry Thomas Schafer (1854 –1915)
Date: 1887

Image Details
Date: 24 July 2025
Camera body: iPhone Xs
Lens: Wide Camera 26mm ƒ/1.8
Focal Length: 26mm
Aperture: ƒ/1.8
Shutter Speed: 1/50s
ISO: 250
Licensing: Image of a North East Museums asset. This image cannot be licensed.