David Wilkie, The Highland Family

David Wilkie

British · 1785–1841 · Painter, Printmaker

Sir David Wilkie was a Scottish painter, especially known for his genre scenes. He painted successfully in a wide variety of genres, including historical scenes, portraits,… (Wikipedia)

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  1. David Wilkie, STUDY FOR 'THE JEW'S HARP', oil on panelSTUDY FOR 'THE JEW'S HARP'Lyon & Turnbull · £12,600≈ $17,096≈ €14,966Sign up to see
  2. David Wilkie, THE WHISKY STILL, pen and inkTHE WHISKY STILLLyon & Turnbull · £1,397≈ $1,880≈ €1,615Sign up to see
  3. David Wilkie, DANCERS, 1829, Ink and wash,DANCERS, 1829Lyon & Turnbull · £625≈ $867≈ €734Sign up to see

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Sir David Wilkie was a Scottish painter, especially known for his genre scenes. He painted successfully in a wide variety of genres, including historical scenes, portraits, including formal royal ones, and scenes from his travels to Europe and the Middle East. His main base was in London, but he died and was buried at sea, off Gibraltar, returning from his first trip to the Middle East. He was sometimes known as the "people's painter".

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Born 1785, FifeDied 1841, Crown Colony of MaltaOccupation Painter, Printmaker, DraughtsmanWikidata Q902759 ↗ULAN 500121036 ↗Museum works 24

Also known as d. wilkie, David, R. A. Wilkie, David, Sir Wilkie, David Wilke, David Wilkie (Sir), david wilky, R.A. D. Wilkie, R. A. David Wilkie and 3 other name forms

Works in museum collections

Open-access images (public domain, CC0 or CC BY) from museum collections, each shown with its credit line and licence.

David Wilkie, The Highland Family
The Highland Family1824 · Oil on wood
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Bequest of Maria DeWitt Jesup, from the colle…
David Wilkie, The Holy Family with Saint Elizabeth and Saint John the Baptist
The Holy Family with Saint Elizabeth and Saint John the Baptist1841 · oil on canvas on wood
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Timken Collection — Open Access (CC0)
David Wilkie, Study for "The Bride at Her Toilet on the Day of Her Wedding"
Study for "The Bride at Her Toilet on the Day of Her Wedding"ca. 1838 · Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Rogers Fund, 1908 — Open Access (CC0)
David Wilkie, Studies for "Frederick, Duke of York and Albany"
Studies for "Frederick, Duke of York and Albany"1822 · Pen and black ink on white paper
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Robert Lehman Collection, 1975 — Open Access …
David Wilkie, Studies for "The Bride at Her Toilet on the Day of Her Wedding"
Studies for "The Bride at Her Toilet on the Day of Her Wedding"ca. 1838 · Pen and brown ink, brush and wash
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Rogers Fund, 1908 — Open Access (CC0)
David Wilkie, Studies for "The Bride at Her Toilet on the Day of Her Wedding"
Studies for "The Bride at Her Toilet on the Day of Her Wedding"ca. 1838 · Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Rogers Fund, 1908 — Open Access (CC0)
David Wilkie, Abram Incab Messir
Abram Incab Messir1841 · Colored chalks and watercolor with white gouache (bodycolor) on gray paper
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Purchase, Anne and Jean Bonna Gift and Harry …
David Wilkie, Two Girls under a Cloak
Two Girls under a Cloakblack chalk with pink wash on wove paper
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Julius S. Held Collection — Open Access …
David Wilkie, Study of a Chair Leg
Study of a Chair Legblack chalk heightened with white on wove paper
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Gift of William B. O'Neal — Open Access …
David Wilkie, A Family Group
A Family Group1835 · pen and brown ink with brown wash on wove paper
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Gift of William B. O'Neal — Open Access …
David Wilkie, Landscape with Figures and a Carriage
Landscape with Figures and a Carriagegraphite and watercolor on wove paper
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Gift of William B. O'Neal — Open Access …
David Wilkie, Battle Scene
Battle Scene1840 · pen and black ink on wove paper
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Gift of William B. O'Neal — Open Access …
David Wilkie, Interieur van een boerenvertrek te Munarey
Interieur van een boerenvertrek te Munarey1817-08-20
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam ↗
Public domain · Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam — public domain
David Wilkie, The Flemish Mother - Sir David Wilkie
The Flemish Mother - Sir David Wilkie
Aberdeen Archives, Gallery and Museums collections ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Aberdeen Archives, Gallery and Museum…
David Wilkie, The Cottage Door - Sir David Wilkie
The Cottage Door - Sir David Wilkie1820
Aberdeen Archives, Gallery and Museums collections ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Aberdeen Archives, Gallery and Museum…
David Wilkie, Reading the Will - Sir David Wilkie
Reading the Will - Sir David Wilkie1819
Aberdeen Archives, Gallery and Museums collections ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Aberdeen Archives, Gallery and Museum…
David Wilkie, The Letter - Sir David Wilkie
The Letter - Sir David Wilkie
Aberdeen Archives, Gallery and Museums collections ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Aberdeen Archives, Gallery and Museum…
David Wilkie, Kissing the Bairn - Sir David Wilkie
Kissing the Bairn - Sir David Wilkie
Aberdeen Archives, Gallery and Museums collections ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Aberdeen Archives, Gallery and Museum…
David Wilkie, The Letter Writer Constantinople - Sir David Wilkie
The Letter Writer Constantinople - Sir David Wilkie1840
Aberdeen Archives, Gallery and Museums collections ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Aberdeen Archives, Gallery and Museum…
David Wilkie, Sketch for the Nativity - Sir David Wilkie
Sketch for the Nativity - Sir David Wilkie1841
Aberdeen Archives, Gallery and Museums collections ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Aberdeen Archives, Gallery and Museum…
David Wilkie, Sotiri Chief Albanian of Mr Colquhoun British Consul at Burarist - Sir David Wilkie
Sotiri Chief Albanian of Mr Colquhoun British Consul at Burarist - Sir David Wilkie1840
Aberdeen Archives, Gallery and Museums collections ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Aberdeen Archives, Gallery and Museum…
David Wilkie, Guess My Name
Guess My Name1821 · Black and red Conté crayon, with graphite, heightened with white chalk on tan laid paper, laid down
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, Regenstein Endowment Fund — public domain (CC0)
David Wilkie, Guess My Name
Guess My Namec. 1821 · Brush and gray wash on off-white wove paper, discolored to beige, laid down on off-white wove card with gilt border, laid down on cream laid paper
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of Ben Elwes Fine Art, London — public domain …
David Wilkie, Background Study
Background Study1840/50 · Brush and brown wash heightened with white gouache over graphite, on tan wove paper
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, The Leonora Hall Gurley Memorial Collection — publi…

Artist record compiled from: Wikidata (CC0), Getty ULAN (ODC-By), National Gallery of Art open data (CC0), Art Institute of Chicago API (CC0), The Met Open Access (CC0). See data sources & attribution.

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