Author: Lib (Liberio Prosperi, 1854 - 1928) (Lith.)
Title: Andrew Barclay Walker; Sir Andrew Barclay Walker. Issue 1127. (First Edition Before the Bound Volumes. )
Description: London: Vanity Fair, 1890. Original colour lithograph. 40 x 27 cm (15.75 x 10.6 inches). Very Good. Minor wrinkling in margins, not affecting image. Dated 7 Jun 1890. Vincent Brooks, Day & Son (Lith.). Scarce. Sir Andrew Barclay Walker, 1st Baronet (15 December 1824 – 27 February 1893) was a brewer and Liverpool Councillor. Walker was born the son of Peter Walker at Auchinflower, Ayrshire, and was educated at Ayr Academy and at the Liverpool Institute. He followed his father into brewing. In 1879, on the death of his father, he gained control of the business and in 1890 he turned it into a public company, Walkers of Warrington. Several pubs in Liverpool and the northwest of England still carry the slogan "Walkers Warrington Ale" in their frosted glass. He was a Justice of the Peace for Ayrshire and a Deputy Lieutenant of Lancashire. He was elected Lord Mayor of Liverpool for 1873 and 1876 and appointed High Sheriff of Lancashire for 1886–87. .

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