Description:Izaak Walton (1593-1683)was a famous angler and author whose best known work 'The Complete Angler' was published 1653 and is still in print.
Born in Stafford in 1593, Walton moved to London to become an apprentice draper, and later lived in Worcester and Winchester. He bought Halfhead Farm in May 1655. He died in 1683 and is buried in Winchester Cathedral. In his will he left the farm cottage to the town of Stafford. The rent collected was to be used for charitable purposes, including the purchase of coal for the poor. The cottage has been restored and is now open to the public as a museum.
Mezzotint by Maile(?) after Jacob Huysman.