19th century gallery - part one

The Walker Art Gallery is perhaps most famous for its collection of 19th century art. The gallery was founded in 1873 primarily to display and collect work of that period. This policy resulted in a comprehensive and exceptional collection of high and late Victorian art.

Liverpool also had a strong connection with the Pre-Raphaelite movement and this too is reflected in the gallery.

Please note that this is only a selection from our collection.

Click on an image below to find out more.

'The Death of Nelson' 1806, Benjamin West (1738 - 1820)
'The Death of Nelson'
Benjamin West

'Linlithgow Palace' 1807, Joseph Mallord William Turner (1775 - 1851)
'Linlithgow Palace'
JMW Turner

'The Ruins of Holyrood Chapel' c1824, Louis Jacques Mand Daguerre (1787 - 1851)
'The Ruins of Holyrood Chapel'
Louis Daguerre

'The Black Boy' William Windus
'The Black Boy'
William Windus

'Isabella' 1848 - 49, John Everett Millais (1829 - 1898)
'Isabella'
John Everett Millais

'Napoleon crossing the Alps' 1850, Paul Delaroche (1797 - 1856)
'Napoleon crossing the Alps'
Paul Delaroche

'Waiting: an English fireside of 1854-5' 1851 - 55, Ford Madox Brown (1821 - 1893)
'Waiting'
Ford Madox Brown

'The Tinted Venus' c1851 - 56, John Gibson (1790 - 1866)
'The Tinted Venus'
John Gibson

'The Stonebreaker' 1857 - 58, John Brett (1831 - 1902)
'The Stonebreaker'
John Brett

John & Georgina Naylor (both 1857), Francis Grant (1803 – 1878)
John & Georgina Naylor
Francis Grant

'The Hunted Slaves' 1861, Richard Ansdell (1815 - 1885)
'The Hunted Slaves'
Richard Ansdell

'Faithful unto death' 1865, Edward Poynter (1836 - 1919)
'Faithful unto death'
Edward Poynter


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