Sir David Wilkie

Name: Sir David Wilkie
Life Dates: 1785-1841
Country: UK
Movement: Romanticism

Sir David Wilkie Biography

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.

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Sir David Wilkie 12 Most Important Paintings and Artworks

William Chalmers-Bethune, His Wife Isabella Morison And Their Daughter...
1804. Oil on canvas. National Gallery of Scotland, Edinburgh, UK.
The Blind Fiddler.
1806. Oil on panel. Tate Gallery, London, UK.
Distraining For Rent.
1815. Oil on panel. National Gallery of Scotland, Edinburgh, UK.
The Letter Of Introduction.
1818. Oil on panel. National Gallery of Scotland, Edinburgh, UK.
The Penny Wedding.
1818. Oil on panel. Private collection.
Reading A Tract.
1820s. Etching. Private collection.
The Defence Of Saragossa.
1828. Oil on canvas. Royal Collection, UK.
The Cotter's Saturday Night.
1837. Oil on panel. Glasgow Art Gallery and Museum, Glasgow, UK.
The First Council Of Queen Victoria.
1838. Oil on canvas. Royal Collection, UK. Read Note.
Samuel In The Temple.
1839. Watercolor on paper. National Gallery of Scotland, Edinburgh, UK.
Seated Lady Of Constantinople.
1840. Black, white and red chalk with red, blue and white washes. British Museum, London, UK.
The Preaching Of John Knox Before The Lords Of Congregation, 10 June 1559.
. Sketch. Oil on canvas. National Trust, Petworth House, Sussex, UK.