Artist

Horatio Walker

1858–1938 · born in Listowel · died in Sainte-Pétronille

Horatio Walker was born in Listowel, Ontario, and became a famous painter of rural Quebec. He lived much of the year on Île d'Orléans near Quebec City and painted farmers and animals in a soft, glowing light. His paintings sold well in the United States. He died in Quebec in 1938.