Izaak Walton was an English writer. Best known as the author of The Compleat Angler, he also wrote a number of short biographies including one of his friend John Donne. They have been collected under the title of Walton's Lives.
Portrait by Jacob Huysmans, c. 1672
Walton's house at '120 Chancery Lane' occupied 1627–1644 (from Old & New London, Walter Thornbury, 1872)
Izaak Walton and his scholar woodcut by Louis Rhead
Viator's bridge near Milldale (Peak District) is named for its reference in The Compleat Angler
John Donne was an English poet, scholar, soldier and secretary born into a recusant family, who later became a cleric in the Church of England. Under royal patronage, he was made Dean of St Paul's Cathedral in London (1621–1631). He is considered the preeminent representative of the metaphysical poets. His poetical works are noted for their metaphorical and sensual style and include sonnets, love poems, religious poems, Latin translations, epigrams, elegies, songs and satires. He is also known for his sermons.
Donne, painted by Isaac Oliver
A portrait of Donne as a young man, c. 1595, in the National Portrait Gallery, London
Part of the house where Donne lived in Pyrford
The memorial to John Donne, St Paul's Cathedral
