Walker, J.
Gender:
Unknown
Date and place of birth:
Unknown
Date and place of death:
Unknown
Worked:
(fl) c 18th century
Known places of work:
Trowbridge
Known techniques:
Painted on card
Known materials:
Paint blackened
Frames:
Unknown
Signature:
Not recorded
Introduction:
Unsurprisingly, many artists known as ‘Walker’ were active in the 18th century, and it is difficult and perhaps incorrect to differentiate between their works. J Walker may have been the miniaturist Walker, active in the 1770s and recorded without initials or the painter James Walker, also active in a similar period. There is simply not enough evidence to positively tell. The J Walker known from one silhouette painted in Trowbridge, Wiltshire worked simply on card with blackened and white paint. The sitter’s dress suggests a mid-to late 18th century date.
Additional research about J. Walker:
Source: McKechnie (Author of, British Silhouette Artists and their Work 1760-1860)
Walker, J. (McKechnie Section 2)