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THE
LIFE
OF
SIR DAVID WILKIE;
WITH
HIS JOURNALS, TOURS, AND CRITICAL REMARKS
ON
WORKS OF ART;
AND
A SELECTION FROM HIS CORRESPONDENCE.
BY
ALLAN CUNNINGHAM.
IN THREE VOLUMES.
VOL. III.
LONDON:
JOHN MURRAY, ALBEMARLE STREET.
BODLE!
CONTENTS
THE THIRD VOLUME.
CHAPTER I.
Letters to Andrew Wilson, Sir Robert Peel, and Sir William
Knighton.-Royal Academy Exhibition of 1829.— The
King purchases Wilkie's Four Spanish Pictures.- Letters
from Sir Walter Scott.-Wilkie in Scotland
Page
1
CHAPTER II.
Letters to Andrew Geddes and Sir Robert Peel.-Death of
Sir Thomas Lawrence. Letter from Sir Walter Scott.
Election of President. - Wilkie a Candidate.- Letters to
Andrew Wilson. - Wilkie paints and exhibits George IV.
in the Highland Dress, and the King's Entry to Holy-
rood.Letters to Sir William Knighton. Death of
George IV. Royal Academy Exhibition of 1831.-
Wilkie at Brighton
-
27
CHAPTER III.
Wilkie completes his Picture of "John Knox Preaching."-
Royal Academy Exhibition of 1832. Letters to Andrew
Wilson, Miss Wilkie, and Sir William Allan. - Death of
Sir Walter Scott.-Wilkie at Strathfieldsaye and Brighton.
-Letter to James Hall. - Letters to Sir Robert Peel and
Sir William Knighton. Royal Academy Exhibition of
1834
54
CHAPTER IV.
Wilkie in Scotland. - Letters to George Jones, R. A., Lady
Baird, and Sir William Knighton. - "Columbus" painted.
Royal Academy Exhibition of 1835. . Wilkie in Ire-
Paints "The Peep o' Day Boy" for Mr. Vernon.
- Letters to W. Collins, R. A., and Abraham Raimbach.
Mr. O'Connell's Portrait. Wilkie knighted.
land.
- Death
86
CHAPTER V.
Remarks on Painting, by Sir David Wilkie
Introduction
SECTION I.
SECTION II.
- 128
- 129
135
On the Choice and Handling of Subjects 147
SECTION III. - Portrait-Painting
SECTION IV. - Historical Painting
SECTION V. Perspective and Foreshortening
- 163
- 180
- 200
CHAPTER VI.
Wilkie removes to Vicarage Place, Kensington.
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Removal
of the Royal Academy to Trafalgar Square. Royal Aca-
demy Exhibition of 1837. Accession of Queen Victoria.
-Wilkie commanded to paint the Queen's First Council.-
Letters to Mr. Collins, R. A., Miss Wilkie, and Sir Robert
Peel
- 216
CHAPTER VII.
Royal Academy Exhibition of 1838.-Letters to Mr. Collins,
R. A., Miss Wilkie, Sir William Knighton, Lady Baird,
Sir William Allan, and Sir Robert Peel. — Royal Academy
Exhibitions of 1839 and 1840
Wilkie at the Hague, Cologne, Munich, Vienna, and Constan-
tinople. Extracts from Journal. Paints "The Letter-
Writer," and "The Tartar relating the News of the Capture
of Acre." - Letters to Mr. and Miss Wilkie, Mr. Moon,
Mr. Young, Mr. Collins, R. A., and Sir Peter Laurie
CHAPTER IX.
Wilkie at Constantinople, Smyrna, and Beyrout. — Journal
continued.Letters to Mr. and Miss Wilkie, Sir Martin
Archer Shee, Mr. Rogers, the Countess of Mulgrave, and
Mr. Young
341
CHAPTER X.
Wilkie at Jaffa and Jerusalem.-Journal continued.-Letters
to Mr. John Harvey, Sir Robert Peel, Mr. Collins, R. A.,
Lord Leven, and Professor Buckland
CHAPTER XI.
Letters to Mr. Phillips, R. A., Mr.
- Wilkie at Alex-
Wilkie at Jerusalem.
James Hall, and Mr. John Abel Smith.
andria, and on Board "The Oriental."
and Miss Wilkie. - Sudden Illness and Death. - Extract
from the Log-Book of "The Oriental"
Letters to Mr.
Conclusion
APPENDIX A.
CHAPTER XII.
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Address of the Royal Academy to Thomas
Wilkie, Esq., the Brother, and Miss Helen Wilkie, the
Sister, of the late Sir David Wilkie, R.A.
APPENDIX B.-Testimony to the Memory of Sir David
Wilkie, addressed to the President and Council of the
Royal Academy
- 515
516
- 516
APPENDIX D.
· Pictures painted by Sir David Wilkie
- 524