The Life of Sir David Wilkie: With his Journals, Tours, and Critical Remarks on Works of Art - Cambridge Library Collection - Art and Architecture

Marc Notes: 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. Brief Description: This 1843 three-volume biography of the painter Sir David Wilkie remains an indispensable source for his life and works. Table of Contents: 1. Letters; 2. Letters (cont.); 3. Wilkie completes his picture of 'John Knox preaching'; 4. Wilkie in Scotland; 5. Remarks on painting; 6. Wilkie removes to Kensington; 7. Royal Academy exhibition of 1838; 8. Wilkie at the Hague, etc.; 9. Wilkie at Constantinople, etc.; 10. Wilkie at Jaffa and Jerusalem; 11. Wilkie at Jerusalem; 12. Conclusion; Appendices.