Robert Walker (painter)

Robert Walker (painter)

Robert Walker (1599 - 1658) was a portrait painter associated with 57 paintings in the collection of the U.K. National Portrait Gallery.

His career

Robert Walker was a painter well known for doing portraits of English politicians. Some of his style is derived from Anthony van Dyck. He was known for austere and candid portraits with a "soft" style.

Paintings in the National Portrait Gallery

Robert has a number of paintings in the collection of the U.K. National Portrait Gallery. At least a half dozen of these were done by Robert Walker himself. The remainder were done by others after his style. The paintings noted as "by" or "by or after" with no other attribution are of Adrian Scrope, John Evelyn, Oliver Cromwell, two unknown men, and himself.

Painting in the collection of the National Maritime Museum

His portrait entitled "Richard Deane, 1610-53, General at Sea" is in the collection of the National Maritime Museum.

Painting in the collection of the Cromwell Museum

Two of his portraits of Cromwell are in the collection of the Cromwell Museum. The museum also has a receipt signed by Robert Walker for painting Cromwell's portrait.

External links

* [http://www.nmm.ac.uk/mag/pages/mnuExplore/PaintingDetail.cfm?lettera=&ID=BHC2646&name=Robert%20Walker&action=ArtistTitle His painting in the collection of the National Maritime Museum]
* [http://www.npg.org.uk/live/search/person.asp?LinkID=mp04668&role=art His paintings in the National Portrait Gallery]
* [http://www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/leisure/museums/cromwell/ The Cromwell Museum, where two of his paintings are]


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