Elijah Walton was generally recognised as having introduced a new quality into Alpine
Art, and there are a good many references to him in this sense in Alpine literature.
Aline Club Register 1857-63.
His work was a familiar feature at Alpine Club in the late 19th century and whose
skill encompassed fine geological accuracy and a supreme Romantic vision.
He was the first member of the Alpine Club to qualify purely on artistic grounds.
Elaine Astill. Elijah Walton : His Life and Work. Alpine Journal 2003