William T. Warrener

William Tom Warrener (1861 – 1934) was an English painter of portraits, landscapes and figurative subjects.

Born in Lincoln, England, to a coal merchant and magistrate, Warrener studied at the Lincoln School of Art,[1] where he was awarded the Mayor of Lincoln's gold medal, and a Queen's Prize in the National Art Examinations at South Kensington,[2] before studying at the Slade School of Fine Art, before moving to Paris in 1885 to study at the Académie Julien under Gustave Boulanger and Jules Lefebvre.

[3] He made his debut at the Paris Salon in 1886 and in 1887 won an honourable mention for his painting The Confession.

[12] Warrener's style exhibits a significant French influence, and he was a keen admirer of Toulouse-Lautrec.

[13] While in Paris, Warrener made the acquaintance of William Rothenstein and Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec.