Frederic Yates

[2] He studied painting in the Paris ateliers of Léon Bonnat,[1] Gustave Boulanger, and Jules Joseph Lefebvre.

Yates had a commission to paint the educationalist Charlotte Mason in the Lake District and he decided to bring his daughter up there.

He was invited to America to attend the inauguration of United States President Woodrow Wilson and to paint his portrait.

According to Armitt Library, Yates was given the flag that Woodrow Wilson rested his hand on whilst taking his oath of office.

[2] The Honolulu Museum of Art and the National Portrait Gallery, London are among the public collections holding work by Frederic Yates.