William Walker (1791-1867), Photographer, engraver and publisher
Artist associated with 119 portraits
Walker was initially apprenticed to Edinburgh engraver E. Mitchell before moving to London and studying line engraving with James Stewart, stipple engraving with Thomas Woolnoth and mezzotinting with Thomas Lupton. In 1819, he returned to Scotland and was employed to make the engraving of Sir Henry Raeburn's equestrian portrait of the fourth earl of Hopetoun (1821), which established his reputation. He engraved a number of portraits after Raeburn, notably those of Sir Walter Scott and Raeburn himself, which are often cited as among the finest examples of stipple work ever produced.
Engraving after 'The Coalition Ministry, 1854'
by William Walker, after Sir John Gilbert
engraving, 1857
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Men of Science Living in 1807-8
by Sir John Gilbert, and Frederick John Skill, and William Walker, and Elizabeth Walker (née Reynolds)
pencil and wash, 1858-1862
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Engraving after 'Men of Science Living in 1807-8'
by George Zobel, and William Walker
engraving, 1862
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Key to engraving after 'Men of Science Living in 1807-8'
by William Walker
engraving, 1862
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James Howard Harris, 3rd Earl of Malmesbury
by and published by William Walker
albumen print, published 1867
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by and published by William Walker, published by Waugh & Innes, after William Douglas
stipple engraving, 1808
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by William Walker, after Sir Henry Raeburn
stipple engraving, published 1823
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by William Walker, published by William Strong, after Nathan Cooper Branwhite
stipple engraving, (1824)
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by and published by William Walker, after Sir Thomas Lawrence
stipple engraving, published 1825 (1810)
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Henry Brougham, 1st Baron Brougham and Vaux
by William Walker, after Sir Thomas Lawrence
stipple engraving, published 1830
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by and published by William Walker, after John Jackson
stipple engraving, published 1 June 1830 (circa 1820)
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by Samuel Cousins, published by William Walker, after Colvin Smith
mezzotint, published May 1830
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George John Danvers Butler, 5th Earl of Lanesborough
by William Walker, after Richard Buckner
mezzotint, mid 19th century
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by William Walker, after Sir William Boxall
mezzotint, 1830s-1840s
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by Samuel Cousins, published by William Walker, after Colvin Smith
mezzotint, published May 1830
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by and published by William Walker, after John Jackson
stipple engraving, published 1 June 1830 (circa 1820)
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Henry Brougham, 1st Baron Brougham and Vaux
by and published by William Walker, after Sir Thomas Lawrence
stipple engraving, published September 1831 (1825)
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by and published by William Walker, after Frederick Yeates Hurlstone
mezzotint, published April 1835
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by and published by William Walker, after Frederick Yeates Hurlstone
mezzotint, published April 1835
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by William Walker, after Elizabeth Walker (née Reynolds)
stipple engraving, published 1835
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Elizabeth Walker (née Reynolds) (wife)
Place
Edinburgh
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