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Henry Walke

Henry Walke (1809 - 1896) was active/lived in New York.  Henry Walke is known for Coastal views, war genre, graphics.

Born at Ferry Plantation in Princess Anne County, Virginia, Henry Walke combined his duties as a naval officer with watercolor and oil painting of landscape and marine scenes. His work included harbor scenes in Honolulu and sketches of Brazil that he later made into oil paintings.

Henry Walke spent much of his life traveling from place to place beginning with his childhood. At age two, he moved with his family to Ohio; in 1812 to Norfolk, Virginia; and in 1820, when he was age 12, back to Ohio where they built a home at Chillicothe.

His naval career began in 1827 when he, having been enrolled in the Naval School in Norfolk, Virginia, was appointed a midshipman, and then served throughout the 1830s in the Pacific and East Indies. This brought him into contact with Oriental art, which remained an influence on his painting.

In 1836 he was attached to the USS "North Carolina", and his travels by ship took him to South America. where he made sketches in Brazil and elsew   ...  [Displaying 1000 of 2554 characters.]  Artist bio

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Facts about Henry Walke

   Henry Walke  Born:  1809 - Princess Anne, Virginia
Died:   1896 - Brooklyn, New York
Known for:  Coastal views, war genre, graphics

Born at Ferry Plantation in Princess Anne County, Virginia, Henry Walke combined his duties as a naval officer with watercolor and oil painting of landscape and marine scenes. His work included harbor scenes in Honolulu and sketches of Brazil that he later made into oil paintings.

Henry Walke spent much of his life traveling from place to place beginning with his childhood. At age two, he moved with his family to Ohio; in 1812 to Norfolk, Virginia; and in 1820, when he was age 12, back to Ohio where they built a home at Chillicothe.

His naval career began in 1827 when he, having been enrolled in the Naval School in Norfolk, Virginia, was appointed a midshipman, and then served throughout the 1830s in the Pacific and East Indie  ...  Displaying 750 of 2554 characters.

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