Frank Hyde

Frank Hyde (1849–1937) was a British portrait and figure painter. He was a war artist and portrait painter, best known for his works of Capri. He also created comic characters for greeting cards for Raphael Tuck. in 1849. His father inherited Hyde End Manor, the family seat and a 1,500-acre estate in Berkshire,

Career During the Franco-Prussian War of 1870–71, he served the Royal Engineers as a 1st Lieutenant and then began created illustrations for The Graphic, working as a war artist. In 1914, he wrote the article Island of the Sirens about Capri for the International Studio about the allure of the people, culture, and island for artists over the years. It was one of many travel articles written by Hyde.

He is likely best known for his paintings of Ferrara and the one entitled Capri.

During World War I, Hyde was a Captain

His painting, Bugler Timmins RM, The Boy Hero, Tug of War (1891) is in the collection of the Salford Museum and Art Gallery of Manchester. Capri Coastal Scene with Some Figures and Arrival of a Convoy of Wounded Soldiers at Maidstone East (1917) and in the collection of Maidstone Museum.

Personal life In November 1876, Hyde was married to Constance Mary Louise Felgate, who died within a year. In 1881, he married Florence Ellen Louise Rowley. In a year, they had a daughter named Mina and in 1884 had a son, Francis Angerstein Clarendon Rowley-Hyde. The couple divorced in 1887 and Florence died three years later.

Since the 1870s, Hyde travelled extensively. He then lived in Pett Wood Cottage, his final residence in England at Stockbury, Kent. He lived there for the rest of his life. He died while living there on 4 September 1937 and was buried on Sutton Road at the Maidstone Cemetery.