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Meet the 3 Most Famous Paintings by Henry Payne
Updated October 2026 · ranked by our popularity score (searches, visits and orders for each work) · 3 works by Henry Payne in our catalogue
In short
If you know one Henry Payne painting, it's probably Choosing The Red and White Roses in the Temple Garden (1909), which hangs in the Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery, Birmingham. Portrait Of Mrs Lester Of Slad Valley, Stroud (1913) and Plucking the Red and White Roses in the Old Temple Gardens (1910) round out the three pieces people recognise right away. Our catalogue has 3 works by Henry Payne. Below are the 3 people know best, each with its year, where to find it and what makes it special.
1868 – 1940, Birmingham
Most works: Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery
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Where you can see Henry Payne's paintings
The 2 museums that hold the most of the paintings on this page.
| Museum | City | Works by Henry Payne | Paintings from this list |
|---|---|---|---|
 Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery |
Birmingham | 2 | Choosing The Red and White Roses in the Temple Garden, Portrait Of Mrs Lester Of Slad Valley, Stroud |
 Palace of Westminster |
London | 1 | Plucking the Red and White Roses in the Old Temple Gardens |
Henry Payne year by year: the standout pieces
The dated pieces on this page span only 5 years of Henry Payne's work, 1909 to 1913. Follow them year by year.
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Your questions about Henry Payne's paintings
Which Henry Payne painting is the most famous?See the answer
Top of the list is Choosing The Red and White Roses in the Temple Garden (1909), Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery, Birmingham. Right behind it: Portrait Of Mrs Lester Of Slad Valley, Stroud (1913) and Plucking the Red and White Roses in the Old Temple Gardens (1910).
How old was Henry Payne when Choosing The Red and White Roses in the Temple Garden was made?See the answer
41 years old. Henry Payne was born in 1868, and Choosing The Red and White Roses in the Temple Garden dates from 1909.
How many paintings did Henry Payne create?See the answer
We have 3 works by Henry Payne in our catalogue, dated 1909 to 1913.
Where can you see Henry Payne's famous paintings?See the answer
You'll find most of them in Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery (Birmingham) and Palace of Westminster (London). The museum list above has the full breakdown.
Which famous Henry Payne paintings came first and last?See the answer
The earliest piece here is Choosing The Red and White Roses in the Temple Garden (1909); the most recent is Portrait Of Mrs Lester Of Slad Valley, Stroud (1913).
Which Henry Payne pieces can you see at the Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery?See the answer
You can see 2 of the pieces on this page at the Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery, Birmingham, including Choosing The Red and White Roses in the Temple Garden and Portrait Of Mrs Lester Of Slad Valley, Stroud.
Can I get a reproduction of a Henry Payne painting?See the answer
Yes. Every painting on this page is available as a hand-painted oil reproduction or a print, in the size that suits you. Just open the painting's page to order.
Getting to know Henry Payne
The Life and Art of Henry Payne
Born in Birmingham, United Kingdom, Henry Payne was a versatile painter, watercolourist, and stained glass artist. He was a prominent member of the Birmingham Group of Artist-Craftsmen, a circle that formed around the Birmingham School of Art in the late nineteenth century. His early training took place under Edward R. Taylor at the Birmingham School of Art, where he was among the students commissioned to paint murals for the redecoration of the Birmingham Town Hall.
Payne’s career was marked by a deep commitment to the Arts and Crafts tradition. In 1899, he joined the staff of the Birmingham School of Art as a teacher of drawing and painting. He later focused on the design and manufacture of stained glass, studying the process in London under Christopher Whall. This integrated approach allowed him to establish an independent business designing and manufacturing stained glass for various churches, including St Andrew's, Roker, and St Mary's, Madresfield.
Decorative Mastery and Landscapes
One of Payne's most significant achievements lies in his decorative painting. Between 1902 and 1923, he contributed to the wall paintings of the chapel at Madresfield Court in Worcestershire, working in fresco and tempera alongside other figures of the Birmingham Arts and Crafts movement. His work also reached the Palace of Westminster, where he produced the wall painting Plucking the Red and White Roses in the Old Temple Gardens, an allegory on the Wars of the Roses.
Beyond his large-scale decorative works, Payne was a prolific watercolourist. He exhibited his landscape watercolours at the Royal Academy from 1899 to 1935 and was elected a member of the Royal Watercolour Society in 1920. In 1912, he established St Loe's Guild in Amberley, continuing his work in fresco and stained glass. He eventually moved to the Cotswolds, settling in Amberley, Gloucestershire.