Elizabeth Walker (artist)

Elizabeth Walker (1800–1876) was a British engraver and portrait-painter.

Elizabeth Reynolds (1825)

She was born Elizabeth Reynolds in London, daughter of engraver Samuel William Reynolds. In 1829, she married Scottish engraver William Walker (1791–1867). She studied engraving under Thomas Goff Lupton, but after a while, decided to devote herself to miniatures (studying under George Clint) rather than engraving.[1] She exhibited at the Royal Academy 1818–50,[1] was appointed miniature painter to William IV in 1830, and executed portraits of five Prime Ministers. Walker died in London on 9 November 1876.[2]

Gallery

Samuel William Reynolds (1773-1835) by his daughter Elizabeth Reynolds
Edward Scobell (1785-1860), vicar and writer - engraved by William Walker (1791-1867), after his wife Elizabeth Walker
Molendinar Burn, Glasgow, Scotland

References

Bryan, Michael; Williamson, George Charles (1905). Bryan's dictionary of painters and engravers. G. Bell and sons.
O'Donoghue, F.M.; rev. Lois Oliver (2012). "Walker, William (1791–1867)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Also available in print

External links

"Elizabeth Walker (nee Reynolds) (1800-1876), Miniature painter". National Portrait Gallery, London. Retrieved 14 April 2014. Includes images of 10 of her works
1 painting by or after Elizabeth Walker at the Art UK site

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[:0-1] Bryan, Michael; Williamson, George Charles (1905). Bryan's dictionary of painters and engravers. G. Bell and sons.

[odnb-2] O'Donoghue, F.M.; rev. Lois Oliver (2012). "Walker, William (1791–1867)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Also available in print