Lot 224: Francis S. Walker RHA RE (1848 - 1916) THE TERRACE

Francis S. Walker RHA RE (1848 - 1916) THE TERRACE GARDEN, RICHMOND, LONDON oil on board with artist's details printed on gilt plaque in the mount; inscribed with artist's details on reverse; also with inscribed label detailing the subject as "Associated with the Poet Thompson"; with exhibition label from the Mansion House, also affixed verso 18 by 27cm., 7 by 10.5in. Antique Exhibition, Mansion House, Dublin, 1973; Private collection Walker's principal claim to fame probably lies in the work he did for travel books, of which the two best known are The Thames from Oxford to the Tower and Killarney; Its Lakes and Falls.