In the second half of the nineteenth century the St John's Wood area of London became a popular location for artists, giving rise to the St John's Wood Clique, a loose association of painters at its height in the 1870s and 1880s. Leader was Calderon together with F. Goodall, Storey and Yeames. Their main aim was to seek a fresh approach to historical subjects, resulting in such strangely compelling works as Calderon's St Elizabeth and Yeames's Amy Robsart. They often rented Hever Castle in Kent during the summer as an authentic background for their work. Yeames also produced one of the most famous Victorian historical pictures, the Civil War subject, When Did You Last See Your Father, in Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool.