Buildings by the Thames at Chelsea, Walter Greaves, 1871, England, etching, Walter Greaves (1846-1930) was the son of a London boat-builder and trained as a shipwright. In 1863 Greaves met J. M. Whistler, who taught Walter and his brother, Henry, to paint. Greaves and Whistler remained close friends for over twenty years until Whistler, whose popularity was rising, surrounded himself with a new, posher circle of friends. Greaves then found it impossible to sell his work.

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