(1746 - 1813)
Henry Walton studied in London under the German-born painter Johann Zoffany, who was one of the most prominent artists working in England in the eighteenth century. Walton specialised in ‘conversation pieces’, small and informal group portraits, set often in domestic interiors or gardens. He also exhibited genre paintings, and similarities between his work and that of the French artist, Jean-Siméon Chardin, may indicate that he visited France. He moved back to his native East Anglia around 1780 and concentrated on painting portraits for the rest of his career.
