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Sir David Wilkie (18 November 1785 – 1 June 1841) was a Scottish painter, especially known for his genre scenes. He painted successfully in a wide variety of genres, including historical scenes, portraits, including formal royal ones, and scenes from his travels to Europe and the Middle East. His main base was in London, but he died and was buried at sea, off Gibraltar, returning from his first trip to the Middle East. He was sometimes known as the "people's painter".
He was Principal Painter in Ordinary to King William IV and Queen Victoria. Apart from royal portraits, his best-known painting today is probably The Chelsea Pensioners reading the Waterloo Dispatch of 1822 in Apsley House.
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Sir David Wilkie Thomas Daniell, R.A.
1838 -
Sir David Wilkie The Peep-o’-Day Boys’ Cabin, in the West of Ireland
1835–6, exhibited 1836 -
Sir David Wilkie The Preaching of Knox before the Lords of the Congregation, 10th June 1559
1832 -
Sir David Wilkie Study for ‘Blind Man’s Buff’
1811 -
Sir David Wilkie Mrs Elizabeth Young in Eastern Costume
1841 -
Sir David Wilkie A Girl Half Length in Profile to Left
date not known
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