Sir David Wilkie, a Scottish painter, was born in Cults manse in Fife in 1785. In 1799, he was sent to study at the Trustees’ Academy in Edinburgh and on his return home in 1804, painted his Pitlessie Fair. The Village Politicians (1806) was of great success which made him settle in London. In 1817, he visited Sir Walter Scott at Abbotsford, and painted the family group now in the Scottish National Gallery.
1804. Oil on canvas. National Gallery of Scotland, Edinburgh, UK.
1806. Oil on panel. Tate Gallery, London, UK.
1815. Oil on panel. National Gallery of Scotland, Edinburgh, UK.
1818. Oil on panel. National Gallery of Scotland, Edinburgh, UK.
1818. Oil on panel. Private collection.
1820s. Etching. Private collection.
1828. Oil on canvas. Royal Collection, UK.
1837. Oil on panel. Glasgow Art Gallery and Museum, Glasgow, UK.
1838. Oil on canvas. Royal Collection, UK. Read Note.
1839. Watercolor on paper. National Gallery of Scotland, Edinburgh, UK.
1840. Black, white and red chalk with red, blue and white washes. British Museum, London, UK.
. Sketch. Oil on canvas. National Trust, Petworth House, Sussex, UK.
Painting of Europe. XIII-XX centuries. Encyclopedic Dictionary. Moscow. Iskusstvo. 1999.