Rickard Bayne was a famous British architect, born in Warwickshire, England on 7 July 1837, died in Victoria (B.C. Canada) on 4 December 1901. Studied architecture at the University College in London, South Kensington School of Design in London where he god several distinguished prizes (like Queen’s prize in 1860).
Rickard Bayne visited the Thessaloniki region in 1858 where he made several drawings and watercolors – mainly architectural studies of the Ottoman and Byzantine architectures. His collection of drawings from Salonica, can be found in the Maltwood Art Museum and Gallery at the University of Victoria, BC, Canada.
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