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

OF

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.

-

-

Page

-

- 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.

---

-

-

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

Page

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.

- 393

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