A Life Painted in Genre: The Story of Haynes King Haynes King, born in the distant warmth of Barbados in December 1831, embarked on a journey that would lead him to become a notable figure within the Victorian art scene as an English genre painter. His early life offered little hint of the artistic path he would forge; it was only at the age of twenty-three that King made the pivotal decision to relocate to London and immerse himself…