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'''John Henry Walker''' (1831–1899), a pioneer Canadian engraver and illustrator, was from [[County Antrim]] in [[Northern Ireland]] and as a young boy emigrated in 1842 to [[Canada]] with his family, settling in [[Toronto, Upper Canada]]. In 1845 he was apprenticed for three years to the engraver Cyrus A. Swett, where he was trained in copper and wood engraving. |
'''John Henry Walker''' (1831–1899), a pioneer Canadian engraver and illustrator, was from [[County Antrim]] in [[Northern Ireland]] and as a young boy emigrated in 1842 to [[Canada]] with his family, settling in [[Toronto, Upper Canada]]. In 1845 he was apprenticed for three years to the engraver Cyrus A. Swett, where he was trained in copper and wood engraving. |
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Walker provided the engravings for catalogues, government reports, advertisements and magazines such as ''The Canadian Illustrated News'', ''L'Opinion Publique'' and ''Le Monde Illustré'', and produced the front-cover illustration for his launching of ''Punch in Canada'' in 1849.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mccord-museum.qc.ca/scripts/explore.php?Lang=1&tableid=1&tablename=artist&elementid=00268__true |title=McCord Museum |publisher=McCord Museum |date= |accessdate=2013-06-17}}</ref> The magazine was styled on the English [[Punch (magazine)|''Punch'']] and failed when published by Walker as a weekly. His other short-lived humorous periodicals were ''The Jester'', ''Grinchuckle'' and ''Diogenes''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mccord-museum.qc.ca/scripts/explore.php?Lang=1&tableid=11&tablename=theme&elementid=79__true&contentlong |title=Cartoons (1850-1900) | Thematic Tours | Musée McCord Museum |publisher=Mccord-museum.qc.ca |date=2006-08-09 |accessdate=2013-06-17}}</ref> |
Walker provided the engravings for catalogues, government reports, advertisements and magazines such as ''The Canadian Illustrated News'', ''L'Opinion Publique'' and ''Le Monde Illustré'', and produced the front-cover illustration for his launching of ''Punch in Canada'' in 1849.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mccord-museum.qc.ca/scripts/explore.php?Lang=1&tableid=1&tablename=artist&elementid=00268__true |title=McCord Museum |publisher=McCord Museum |date= |accessdate=2013-06-17}}</ref> The magazine was styled on the English [[Punch (magazine)|''Punch'']] and failed when published by Walker as a weekly. His other short-lived humorous periodicals were ''The Jester'', ''Grinchuckle'' and ''Diogenes''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mccord-museum.qc.ca/scripts/explore.php?Lang=1&tableid=11&tablename=theme&elementid=79__true&contentlong |title=Cartoons (1850-1900) | Thematic Tours | Musée McCord Museum |publisher=Mccord-museum.qc.ca |date=2006-08-09 |accessdate=2013-06-17}}</ref> He is regarded as a pioneer of political cartooning in Canada and dominated engraving in [[Montreal]] from 1845 into the 1890s. His legacy of illustrations provides a rich insight into life in Victorian Canada. |
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He is regarded as a pioneer of political cartooning in Canada and dominated engraving in [[Montreal]] from 1845 into the 1890s. His legacy of illustrations provides a rich insight into life in Victorian Canada. |
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==Gallery== |
==Gallery== |
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File:Battle of Fort Frontenac.jpg|[[Battle of Fort Frontenac|The capture of French Fort Frontenac by the British in 1758]] |
File:Battle of Fort Frontenac.jpg|[[Battle of Fort Frontenac|The capture of French Fort Frontenac by the British in 1758]] |
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File:John Henry Walker06.jpg|Engraving of a [[bandsaw]] |
File:John Henry Walker06.jpg|Engraving of a [[bandsaw]] 1850–185 |
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File:John Henry Walker13a.jpg|Wood engraving of [[Phaeton (carriage)|basket phaeton]], |
File:John Henry Walker13a.jpg|Wood engraving of [[Phaeton (carriage)|basket phaeton]], c. 1870 |
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[[Category:Canadian male painters]] |
[[Category:Canadian male painters]] |
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[[Category:19th-century Canadian male artists]] |
[[Category:19th-century Canadian male artists]] |
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[[Category:People from County Antrim]] |
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Latest revision as of 11:46, 29 May 2024
John Henry Walker (1831–1899), a pioneer Canadian engraver and illustrator, was from County Antrim in Northern Ireland and as a young boy emigrated in 1842 to Canada with his family, settling in Toronto, Upper Canada. In 1845 he was apprenticed for three years to the engraver Cyrus A. Swett, where he was trained in copper and wood engraving.
Walker provided the engravings for catalogues, government reports, advertisements and magazines such as The Canadian Illustrated News, L'Opinion Publique and Le Monde Illustré, and produced the front-cover illustration for his launching of Punch in Canada in 1849.[1] The magazine was styled on the English Punch and failed when published by Walker as a weekly. His other short-lived humorous periodicals were The Jester, Grinchuckle and Diogenes.[2] He is regarded as a pioneer of political cartooning in Canada and dominated engraving in Montreal from 1845 into the 1890s. His legacy of illustrations provides a rich insight into life in Victorian Canada.
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Engraving of a bandsaw 1850–185 -
Wood engraving of basket phaeton, c. 1870
References
[edit]- ^ "McCord Museum". McCord Museum. Retrieved 2013-06-17.
- ^ "Cartoons (1850-1900) | Thematic Tours | Musée McCord Museum". Mccord-museum.qc.ca. 2006-08-09. Retrieved 2013-06-17.
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