Walter Francis Brown was born in Providence, RI. He was a painter and illustrator. He graduated from Brown University in 1873 and studied in Paris. He was a member of the Providence Art Club. His work can be found at the Hay Library in Providence, RI. He was an illustrator for A Tramp Abroad by Mark Twain and Roger Williams by Charles Miller.

Scenes of Venice, his adopted home, were his specialty. He died in Venice in 1929.

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Mary Brown Lawrence, great niece of Walter Francis Brown
Who Was Who in American Art