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Walter Scott Image Collection
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Shelfmark:
Corson: Scott Papers/99
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Title:
Sir David Wilkie, R.A.
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Sir David Wilkie, R.A.
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Engraved portrait of Sir David Wilkie by W. Holl after A. Geddes
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Engraved portrait of Sir David Wilkie by W. Holl after A. Geddes
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Creator:
Geddes, Andrew (b.1783, d.1844)
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Geddes, Andrew (b.1783, d.1844)
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Associate Creator:
Holl, William II
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Holl, William II
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Date:
1835
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1835
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Description:
Engraved half-length portrait of Scottish painter Sir David Wilkie (1785-1841). Sir David Wilkie painted Scott on three occasions: in the group compositions 'The Abbotsford Family' (1817) and 'The Entrance of King George IV at Holyrood' (1829) and in an individual portrait (1824). He also left a sketch of 'Sir Walter Scott Coursing' (1817 or 1824). Besides painting a number of pictures inspired by the Waverley Novels, Wilkie contributed illustrations to the Magnum Opus edition of the Waverley Novels. Scott was a great admirer of Wilkie's work. In chapter 10 of The Antiquary (1816), he describes Steenie Mucklebackit's mourning family as presenting 'a scene which our Wilkie alone could have painted, with that exquisite feeling of nature that characterises his enchanting productions'. The original portrait of Wilkie by Andrew Geddes was painted in 1821.
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Engraved half-length portrait of Scottish painter Sir David Wilkie (1785-1841). Sir David Wilkie painted Scott on three occasions: in the group compositions 'The Abbotsford Family' (1817) and 'The Entrance of King George IV at Holyrood' (1829) and in an individual portrait (1824). He also left a sketch of 'Sir Walter Scott Coursing' (1817 or 1824). Besides painting a number of pictures inspired by the Waverley Novels, Wilkie contributed illustrations to the Magnum Opus edition of the Waverley Novels. Scott was a great admirer of Wilkie's work. In chapter 10 of The Antiquary (1816), he describes Steenie Mucklebackit's mourning family as presenting 'a scene which our Wilkie alone could have painted, with that exquisite feeling of nature that characterises his enchanting productions'. The original portrait of Wilkie by Andrew Geddes was painted in 1821.
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Engraving
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Engraving
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Measurement:
12.2 x 17cm (4 13/16 x 6 11/16")
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12.2 x 17cm (4 13/16 x 6 11/16")
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Ink
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Technique:
Engraving
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Location:
TBC/Main Library/Special Collections
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Repository:
Corson Collection
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Corson Collection
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Source:
Chambers, R. (ed.) A Biographical Dictionary of Eminent Scotsmen, vol. V. Glasgow: Blackie, 1835
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Chambers, R. (ed.) A Biographical Dictionary of Eminent Scotsmen, vol. V. Glasgow: Blackie, 1835
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Subject Person:
Scott, Walter, Sir
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Scott, Walter, Sir
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Subject Person:
Wilkie, David
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Wilkie, David
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Subject Category:
Friends and associates
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Portraits
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Related Work Title:
Antiquary, The
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Antiquary, The
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Related Work Creator:
Scott, Walter, Sir
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Scott, Walter, Sir
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Repro Capture Date:
27/04/2012 12:56:00
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Repro Rights Statement:
© The University of Edinburgh
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© The University of Edinburgh
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