Walsh, Bernard
Gender:
Male
Date and place of birth:
Unknown
Date and place of death:
Unknown
Worked:
(fl) 1821-1834
Known places of work:
Edinburgh
Known techniques:
Painted on card
Known materials:
Card
Frames:
Unknown
Signature:
Recorded
Introduction:
Woodiwiss recorded 10 profiles he had seen, attributed to a Bernard Walsh, with two signed “B.Walsh, Edinburgh”. According to contemporary directories, Walsh lived in Edinburgh and Leith at various addresses during the period 1821-1834, and gave his occupation as “Miniature and Profile painter”. Walsh worked on card in black paint, or in a dark brown colour. He enhanced his work with Indian ink and colour. Woodiwiss records that the bust-lines are “unusually flat”. Unfortunately, no examples of his work are currently known.
Additional research about Bernard Walsh:
Source: McKechnie (Author of, British Silhouette Artists and their Work 1760-1860)
Walsh, Bernard (McKechnie Section 2)