The Life Of Sir David Wilkie: With His Journals, Tours, And Critical Remarks On Works Of Art (Cambridge Library Collection - Art And Architecture) (Volume 3)
Cambridge University Press
ISBN13:
9781108078948
$65.72
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 3 continues the narrative from 1828, through Wilkie's appointment as the King's Painter in Ordinary in 1830, to his early death.
- | Author: Allan Cunningham
- | Publisher: Cambridge University Press
- | Publication Date: Mar 26, 2015
- | Number of Pages: 544 pages
- | Language: English
- | Binding: Paperback
- | ISBN-10: 110807894X
- | ISBN-13: 9781108078948
- Author:
- Allan Cunningham
- Publisher:
- Cambridge University Press
- Publication Date:
- Mar 26, 2015
- Number of pages:
- 544 pages
- Language:
- English
- Binding:
- Paperback
- ISBN-10:
- 110807894X
- ISBN-13:
- 9781108078948