THE

L I F E

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.

CONTENTS

OF

THE THIRD VOLUME.

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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

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CHAPTER II.

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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

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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.

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- Letter to James Hall. Letters to Sir Robert Peel and

Sir William Knighton. — Royal Academy Exhibition of

1834

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27

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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.

- Wilkie knighted. - Death

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land.

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Mr. O'Connell's Portrait.

of Sir William Knighton

CHAPTER V.

Remarks on Painting, by Sir David Wilkie

Introduction

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· 129

SECTION I.

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SECTION II. On the Choice and Handling of Subjects 147

SECTION III. Portrait-Painting

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SECTION IV. -Historical Painting

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SECTION V. Perspective and Foreshortening

- 200

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CHAPTER VI.

Removal

Wilkie removes to Vicarage Place, Kensington.

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

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CHAPTER VIII.

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

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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

86

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241

284

CHAPTER IX.

Page

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

393

CHAPTER XI.

Wilkie at Jerusalem. Letters to Mr. Phillips, R. A., Mr.

James Hall, and Mr. John Abel Smith. - Wilkie at Alex-

andria, and on Board « The Oriental.” Letters to Mr.

and Miss Wilkie. - Sudden Illness and Death. - Extract

from the Log-Book of “ The Oriental"

440

APPENDIX A. - 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.

515

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Appendix B. — Testimony to the Memory of Sir David

Wilkie, addressed to the President and Council of the

Royal Academy

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