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.
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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