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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.
CONTENTS
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
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
Wilkie in Scotland.
CHAPTER IV.
- 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.
land.
- Letters to W. Collins, R. A., and Abraham Raimbach.
86
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.
241
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
CHAPTER VIII.
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
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.
- 393
APPENDIX A.
CHAPTER XII.
- 440
- 475
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
APPENDIX C.-Wilkie Statue
- 515
- 516
516
APPENDIX D.
- Pictures painted by Sir David Wilkie
- 524