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Theresa Snell Walker (1807 – 17 April 1876) was an Australian sculptor and wax modeller who created medallion portraits.

Born in England, Walker migrated to Australia with her sister, Martha Berkeley, and brother-in-law Captain Charles Berkeley.

Her work is included in Australia in the collections of the National Portrait Gallery, the Art Gallery of South Australia, the National Gallery of Australia and the State Library of Victoria. An example of her work is also held by the Philadelphia Museum of Art.

Twice married and twice widowed, Walker died in South Yarra on 17 April 1876.

References

1. "Martha Berkeley - Georgina, Emily and Augusta Rose" (PDF). Art Gallery of South Australia. Retrieved 9 January 2020.
2. "Theresa Walker, b. 1807". National Portrait Gallery people. Retrieved 9 January 2020.
3. "Theresa Walker". AGSA - Online Collection. Retrieved 9 January 2020.
4. "Theresa Walker". National Gallery of Australia. Retrieved 9 January 2020.
5. "Medallion portraits by Theresa Snell Walker". State Library Victoria. Retrieved 9 January 2020.
6. "Philadelphia Museum of Art - Collections Object : Portrait of Kertamaroo, a Native of South Australia". www.philamuseum.org. Retrieved 9 January 2020.
7. "'Twas Sixty Years Ago". Advertiser (Adelaide, SA : 1889 - 1931). 28 December 1897. p. 5. Retrieved 9 January 2020.
8. "Family Notices". Telegraph, St Kilda, Prahran and South Yarra Guardian (Vic. : 1864 - 1888). 22 April 1876. p. 2. Retrieved 9 January 2020.

Further reading

• Hylton, Jane (1994), Colonial sisters : Martha Berkeley & Theresa Walker, South Australia's first professional artists, Art Gallery Board of South Australia, ISBN 978-0-7308-3072-6

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