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David Wilkie

1785–1841

(b Cults, nr. Cupar, Fife, 18 Nov. 1785; d at sea, off Gibraltar, 1 June 1841). Scottish painter, active mainly in London. He is principally famous as the most popular genre painter of his time, but he also produced historical subjects and portraits.

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Text Source: The Oxford Dictionary of Art and Artists (Oxford University Press)

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Portrait of the Artist's Brother, Captain James Wilkie (1784–1824) late 1790s/early 1800s David Wilkie (1785–1841)

Portrait of the Artist's Brother, Captain James Wilkie (1784–1824) late 1790s/early 1800s National Galleries of Scotland, Scottish National Gallery
The Village Recruit c.1804 David Wilkie (1785–1841) (school of)

The Village Recruit c.1804 The Fusilier Museum, Bury
Sir David Wilkie (1785–1841), Artist, Self Portrait c.1804–1805 David Wilkie (1785–1841)

Sir David Wilkie (1785–1841), Artist, Self Portrait c.1804–1805 National Galleries of Scotland, Scottish National Portrait Gallery
Study for a Portrait of Daniel O'Connell (1775–1847), MP early 19th C David Wilkie (1785–1841)

Study for a Portrait of Daniel O'Connell (1775–1847), MP early 19th C The Fleming Collection
The Errand Boy early 19th C David Wilkie (1785–1841) (after)

The Errand Boy early 19th C Victoria and Albert Museum
The Only Child; The Jew's Harp; The Cut Finger; Blind Man's Buff; The Rent Day; The Scotch Piper; The Prieu-Dieu; and Self Portrait 19th C David Wilkie (1785–1841)

The Only Child; The Jew's Harp; The Cut Finger; Blind Man's Buff; The Rent Day; The Scotch Piper; The Prieu-Dieu; and Self Portrait 19th C Yale Center for British Art
Turkish Mother and Child 19th C (?) David Wilkie (1785–1841) (after)

Turkish Mother and Child 19th C (?) Glasgow Museums Resource Centre (GMRC)
Pitlessie Fair 1804 David Wilkie (1785–1841)

Pitlessie Fair 1804 National Galleries of Scotland, Scottish National Gallery
William Chalmers Bethune (1744–1807), his Wife Isobel Morison (1760–1850) and their Daughter Isabella Maxwell Morison (1795–1818) 1804 David Wilkie (1785–1841)

William Chalmers Bethune (1744–1807), his Wife Isobel Morison (1760–1850) and their Daughter Isabella Maxwell Morison (1795–1818) 1804 National Galleries of Scotland, Scottish National Gallery
Hartley Coleridge (1796–1849), as a Boy 1806 David Wilkie (1785–1841)

Hartley Coleridge (1796–1849), as a Boy 1806 Dove Cottage and The Wordsworth Museum
A Head and Two Hands 1806 David Wilkie (1785–1841)

A Head and Two Hands 1806 Victoria and Albert Museum
The Blind Fiddler 1806 or later David Wilkie (1785–1841) (after)

The Blind Fiddler 1806 or later Saffron Walden Museum
The Blind Fiddler 1806 David Wilkie (1785–1841) (after)

The Blind Fiddler 1806 National Galleries of Scotland, Scottish National Gallery
The Blind Fiddler 1806 David Wilkie (1785–1841)

The Blind Fiddler 1806 Tate
The Jew's Harp 1808 David Wilkie (1785–1841)

The Jew's Harp 1808 Sudley House
The Refusal c.1814 David Wilkie (1785–1841)

The Refusal c.1814 Victoria and Albert Museum
The Village Holiday 1809–11 David Wilkie (1785–1841)

The Village Holiday 1809–11 Tate Britain
A Wooded Landscape c.1815 David Wilkie (1785–1841)

A Wooded Landscape c.1815 Aberdeen Art Gallery & Museums
Billy Waters (c.1778–1823) c.1815 David Wilkie (1785–1841)

Billy Waters (c.1778–1823) c.1815 National Maritime Museum
Study of a Head for 'The Rabbit on the Wall' c.1815 David Wilkie (1785–1841)

Study of a Head for 'The Rabbit on the Wall' c.1815 Tate