William Walsh
(1662-1708), Poet and criticLater Stuart Portraits Catalogue Entry
Sitter in 3 portraits
William Walsh divided his time between his family home in Worcestershire and London, where he was a well-known wit and 'man about town'. He mixed with many prominent literary figures, including the poet William Congreve and the playwright and architect Sir John Vanbrugh, fellow members of the Kit-Cat Club with whom he wrote a comic play in 1704. Walsh died aged forty-six, having never married. He wrote of love: 'there is not one folly of that kind (excepting marriage) which I have not already committed'.
by Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt, and studio of Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt
oil on canvas, circa 1708
NPG 3232
by John Faber Jr, after Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt
mezzotint, 1735
NPG D33131
by John Faber Jr, after Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt
mezzotint, 1735
NPG D27334
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