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The Life of Sir David Wilkie
With his Journals, Tours, and Critical Remarks on Works of Art

Volume 2

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Part of Cambridge Library Collection - Art and Architecture

  • Date Published: March 2015
  • availability: Available
  • format: Paperback
  • isbn: 9781108078931

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  • Sir David Wilkie (1785–1841) is often called the first truly international British artist. This three-volume biography, published in 1843, two years after Wilkie's sudden death while on a tour of the Mediterranean, and containing extracts from his journals and letters, remains an indispensable source for his life and works. Born in Scotland, Wilkie became a student at the Royal Academy in 1805, and in the following years the uncompromising realism of his scenes from rural life made his name known and attracted royal patronage: he was appointed 'the King's Limner in Scotland' by George IV. This work was compiled by his friend, the poet and critic Allan Cunningham (1784–1842), who himself died shortly after correcting the proofs: it was seen through the press by his son. Volume 2 follows Wilkie's life from 1817 to his extended study tour of Europe in 1828.

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    • Date Published: March 2015
    • format: Paperback
    • isbn: 9781108078931
    • length: 542 pages
    • dimensions: 216 x 140 x 31 mm
    • weight: 0.68kg
    • availability: Available
  • Table of Contents

    1. Receives the freedom of Cupar
    2. Exhibits 'The Reading of the Will'
    3. Paints 'The Parish Beadle'
    4. Death of Mrs Wilkie
    5. Rome
    6. Rome (cont.)
    7. Padua, Parma, and Venice
    8. Wilkie tries the waters at Töplitz
    9. Public dinner given by the Scottish artists
    10. Geneva
    11. Wilkie in Spain
    12. Madrid and Seville.

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    Allan Cunningham

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