The Visionary of Surrey: The Life and Legacy of Walter William Acock In the quiet, rolling landscapes of late 19th-century England, few artists captured the delicate transition between pastoral serenity and urban expansion as intimately as Walter William Acock. Born in 1847 in the picturesque town of Epsom, Surrey, Acock’s early years were steeped in the very scenery that would later become his life's work. This childhood immersion in…