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

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

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

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

by Allan Cunningham
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Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781108078931
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication date: 03/26/2015
Series: Cambridge Library Collection - Art and Architecture
Pages: 542
Product dimensions: 5.51(w) x 8.50(h) x 1.22(d)

Table of Contents

1. Letters; 2. Letters (cont.); 3. Wilkie completes his picture of 'John Knox preaching'; 4. Wilkie in Scotland; 5. Remarks on painting; 6. Wilkie removes to Kensington; 7. Royal Academy exhibition of 1838; 8. Wilkie at the Hague, etc.; 9. Wilkie at Constantinople, etc.; 10. Wilkie at Jaffa and Jerusalem; 11. Wilkie at Jerusalem; 12. Conclusion; Appendices.
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