Edward W. Rainford.
Flourished 1850-1864.

Oil on Canvas Approximately 39 x 53 Forbes Collection, New York City. Little is known about Rainford. Just six paintings are recorded and the only one now extant is Hotspur and the Courtier, exhibited at the British Institution in 1852.He seemed partial to Shakespeare, for three of the paintings took scenes from the plays as their subjects: Cymbeline (1850), Henry IV, Part 1 (1852), and As You Like It (1853). Judging by this single remaining picture, Rainford was an early convert to the style of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood.