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

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

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

Page

1

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-

land.

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.

of Sir William Knighton

Page

Death

86

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

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

241

284

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

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CHAPTER X.

Page

341

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.

Wilkie at Jerusalem. - Letters to Mr. Phillips, R. A., Mr.

James Hall, and Mr. John Abel Smith. - Wilkie at Alex-

andria, and on Board "The Oriental." - Letters to Mr.

and Miss Wilkie. Sudden Illness and Death. - Extract

from the Log-Book of "The Oriental"

-

393

440

Conclusion

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CHAPTER XII.

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APPENDIX A. - 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.

515

-

APPENDIX B. - Testimony to the Memory of Sir David

Wilkie, addressed to the President and Council of the

Royal Academy

516

APPENDIX C. - Wilkie Statue

516

APPENDIX D. - Pictures painted by Sir David Wilkie

524