David Wilkie (1785 - 1841) — Auction
Lot 173 SIR DAVID WILKIE, R.A. (FIFE 1785-1841 AT SEA)
David Wilkie (1785 - 1841) 
Old Masters to Modern Day Sale: Paintings, Drawings, Sculpture 
David Wilkie
18.11.1785 - 01.06.1841
United Kingdom, Scotland
David Wilkie 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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Old Masters to Modern Day Sale: Paintings, Drawings, Sculpture
Date: 03.12.2025 10:30 UTC +00:00
Number of lots in the catalog: 141