William Walker
(1791-1867), Photographer, engraver and publisherArtist associated with 131 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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John Russell, 1st Earl Russell
by and published by William Walker
albumen print, 1863, published 1865
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Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston
by Samuel Alexander Walker, printed and published by William Walker
albumen print, 1864, published 1865
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Robert Monsey Rolfe, Baron Cranworth
by and published by William Walker
albumen print, published 1865
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Granville George Leveson-Gower, 2nd Earl Granville
by and published by William Walker
albumen print, published 1865
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George Douglas Campbell, 8th Duke of Argyll
by and published by William Walker
albumen print, published 1865
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by and published by William Walker
albumen print, published 1865
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Edward Cardwell, Viscount Cardwell
by and published by William Walker
albumen print, published 1865
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George Frederick Samuel Robinson, 1st Marquess of Ripon and 3rd Earl de Grey
by and published by William Walker
albumen print, published 1865
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Charles Wood, 1st Viscount Halifax
by and published by William Walker
albumen print, published 1865
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by and published by William Walker
albumen print, published 1865
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Edward John Stanley, 2nd Baron of Alderley
by and published by William Walker
albumen print, published 1865
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George William Frederick Villiers, 4th Earl of Clarendon
by and published by William Walker
albumen print, published 1865
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by and published by William Walker
albumen print, published 1865
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by and published by William Walker
albumen print, published 1865
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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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John Somerset Pakington, 1st Baron Hampton
by and published by William Walker
albumen print, published 1867
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Sir Stafford Henry Northcote, 1st Earl of Iddesleigh
by and published by William Walker
albumen print, published 1867
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Edward Stanley, 14th Earl of Derby
by and published by William Walker
albumen print, published 1867
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Frederick Thesiger, 1st Baron Chelmsford
by and published by William Walker
albumen print, published 1867
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John Winston Spencer Churchill, 7th Duke of Marlborough
by and published by William Walker
albumen print, published 1867
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Gathorne Gathorne-Hardy, 1st Earl of Cranbrook
by and published by William Walker
albumen print, published 1867
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Edward Henry Stanley, 15th Earl of Derby
by and published by William Walker
albumen print, published 1867
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Richard Grenville, 3rd Duke of Buckingham and Chandos
by and published by William Walker
albumen print, published 1867
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Benjamin Disraeli, Earl of Beaconsfield
by and published by William Walker
albumen print, published 1867
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by and published by William Walker
albumen print, published 1867
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Charles Henry Gordon-Lennox, 6th Duke of Richmond, 6th Duke of Lennox and 1st Duke of Gordon
by and published by William Walker
albumen print, published 1867
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John James Robert Manners, 7th Duke of Rutland
by and published by William Walker
albumen print, published 1867
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by and published by William Walker
albumen print, published 1867
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Richard Southwell Bourke, 6th Earl of Mayo
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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Sir William Purves-Hume-Campbell, 6th Bt
by William Walker, after George Watson
etching, 1816-1867
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by William Walker, published by B.J. Holdsworth, after Nathan Cooper Branwhite
stipple engraving, published September 1823
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by William Walker, after Sir Henry Raeburn
stipple engraving, published 1823
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by William Walker, after Sir Henry Raeburn
stipple engraving, published 1823
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George Granville Sutherland-Leveson-Gower, 2nd Duke of Sutherland
by Samuel William Reynolds Jr, and by William Walker, after Sir Thomas Lawrence
mezzotint, (circa 1824)
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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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by and published by William Walker, after Sir Henry Raeburn
mezzotint, published 1 January 1826 (circa 1815)
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by and published by William Walker, printed by McQueen (Macqueen), after Sir Henry Raeburn
mezzotint, published 1 October 1826
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Sir James Wellwood Moncreiff, 9th Bt, Lord Moncreiff
by Samuel Cousins, published by William Walker, after Sir John Watson-Gordon
mezzotint, published 1 May 1829
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by William Walker, by Samuel Cousins, after Sir John Watson-Gordon
mezzotint, published 1829
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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 William Walker, after John Linnell
mezzotint, mid 19th century
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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 John Watson-Gordon
mezzotint, mid 19th century
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by William Walker, after Sir John Watson-Gordon
mezzotint, mid 19th century
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by William Walker, after Sir John Watson-Gordon
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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Hugh Fortescue, 2nd Earl Fortescue
by Samuel William Reynolds, published by William Walker, after Samuel William Reynolds Jr
mezzotint, September 1833
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Charles Poulett-Thomson, Baron Sydenham
by Samuel William Reynolds, published by William Walker, after Samuel William Reynolds Jr
mezzotint, published July 1833
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by and published by William Walker, after Sir William John Newton
mezzotint, published May 1834
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