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William Walker

(1791-1867), Photographer, engraver and publisher

Artist associated with 128 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.

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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) - NPG 1075

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
NPG 1075

John Russell, 1st Earl Russell, by and published by William Walker - NPG Ax15862

John Russell, 1st Earl Russell

by and published by William Walker
albumen print, 1863, published 1865
NPG Ax15862

Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston, by Samuel Alexander Walker, printed and published by  William Walker - NPG Ax15857

Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston

by Samuel Alexander Walker, printed and published by William Walker
albumen print, 1864, published 1865
NPG Ax15857

Robert Monsey Rolfe, Baron Cranworth, by and published by William Walker - NPG Ax15858

Robert Monsey Rolfe, Baron Cranworth

by and published by William Walker
albumen print, published 1865
NPG Ax15858

George Douglas Campbell, 8th Duke of Argyll, by and published by William Walker - NPG Ax15860

George Douglas Campbell, 8th Duke of Argyll

by and published by William Walker
albumen print, published 1865
NPG Ax15860

Sir George Grey, 2nd Bt, by and published by William Walker - NPG Ax15861

Sir George Grey, 2nd Bt

by and published by William Walker
albumen print, published 1865
NPG Ax15861

Edward Cardwell, Viscount Cardwell, by and published by William Walker - NPG Ax15863

Edward Cardwell, Viscount Cardwell

by and published by William Walker
albumen print, published 1865
NPG Ax15863

Charles Wood, 1st Viscount Halifax, by and published by William Walker - NPG Ax15865

Charles Wood, 1st Viscount Halifax

by and published by William Walker
albumen print, published 1865
NPG Ax15865

William Ewart Gladstone, by and published by William Walker - NPG Ax15866

William Ewart Gladstone

by and published by William Walker
albumen print, published 1865
NPG Ax15866

Edward John Stanley, 2nd Baron of Alderley, by and published by William Walker - NPG Ax15867

Edward John Stanley, 2nd Baron of Alderley

by and published by William Walker
albumen print, published 1865
NPG Ax15867

Thomas Milner-Gibson, by and published by William Walker - NPG Ax15869

Thomas Milner-Gibson

by and published by William Walker
albumen print, published 1865
NPG Ax15869

Charles Pelham Villiers, by and published by William Walker - NPG Ax15870

Charles Pelham Villiers

by and published by William Walker
albumen print, published 1865
NPG Ax15870

James Howard Harris, 3rd Earl of Malmesbury, by and published by William Walker - NPG Ax15845

James Howard Harris, 3rd Earl of Malmesbury

by and published by William Walker
albumen print, published 1867
NPG Ax15845

John Somerset Pakington, 1st Baron Hampton, by and published by William Walker - NPG Ax15849

John Somerset Pakington, 1st Baron Hampton

by and published by William Walker
albumen print, published 1867
NPG Ax15849

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