Henry Walton (English painter)
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Henry Walton | |
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Born | Henry Walton 1746 Dickleburgh, Norfolk county, England, United Kingdom[1] |
Died | 1813 |
Nationality | British |
Known for | Painting |
Henry Walton (1746–1813) was an English painter and art dealer.
Life
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Little is known of Walton's early life. In 1770, he began studying art at the St. Martin's Lane Academy, in London.
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Walton primarily worked as a portraitist, painting in oil and producing miniatures. Later he painted some genre works. Records show he later worked as a picture dealer and adviser to some major private collectors.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "ULAN ID 500010151".
- ^ "Henry Walton Brief Bio". National Portrait Gallery. Retrieved 24 May 2013.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Henry Walton.
- A Girl Buying a Ballad exhibited 1778 from Tate Collection
- 27 artworks by or after Henry Walton at the Art UK site
- Rendell, Mike (17 May 2013). "An artist I had never heard of: Henry Walton,1746 – 1813".