Portrait of Izaak Walton

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Date:1650 - 1670 (c.)

Description:Photograph of an oil painting of Izaak Walton by Jacob Huysman, in the collection of the National Portrait Gallery, London.

Izaak Walton 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.


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1650s
Portrait of Izaak Walton
Portrait of Izaak Walton

Photograph of a copy of the portrait in oils by Jacob Huysman made by Thomas Walker ...

1890s
Wedding Group outside Izaak Walton's Cottage, Shallowford,
Wedding Group outside Izaak Walton's Cottage, Shallowford,

Izaak Walton was a famous angler and author whose best known work 'The Complete ...

1920s
Izaak Walton's Cottage, Shallowford
Izaak Walton's Cottage, Shallowford

The cottage prior to its 1923 restoration. Izaak Walton was a famous angler and ...

1980s
Izaak Walton's Cottage, Shallowford,
Izaak Walton's Cottage, Shallowford,

Izaak Walton was a famous angler and author whose best known work 'The Complete ...

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Source: Staffordshire Museum Service

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