Horatio Walker
Horatio Walker | |
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Horatio Walker, undated, photographed by M.O. Hammond | |
| Born | May 12, 1858 |
| Died | September 27, 1938 (aged 80) Sainte Pétronille, Quebec, Canada |
| Known for | Painter |
| Notable work | Oxen Drinking (1899) and Ploughing—The First Gleam at Dawn (1900) |
| Movement | American Barbizon School, founding member Canadian Art Club (1907–1915) |
| Spouse | Jeanette Pretty (m. 1883) |
Horatio Walker RI RCA LL.D. (May 12, 1858 – September 27, 1938) was a Canadian painter. He worked in oils and watercolours, often depicting scenes of rural life in Canada with special attention to French Canadian rural tradition. He was influenced by the Barbizon school and the French realist tradition.