Raeburn painted this portrait of his friend Robert Walker in about 1795, when he was already a fashionable society portraitist in Edinburgh. When Walker died in 1808, Raeburn was one the trustees of his estate.
Raeburn created a portrait of Robert Walker around 1795 when he was already a well-known and fashionable portraitist in Edinburgh. After Walker's passing in 1808, Raeburn became one of the trustees of his estate.