Jemima Blackburn (née Wedderburn)
Sir David Wilkie, Samuel Rogers and Sir James William Colville inspecting a portrait
About this artwork
This drawing was originally part of an album of sketches documenting the daily activities of Wedderburn, her family and friends. Wedderburn depicts herself alongside the poet Samuel Rogers, judge Sir James William Colville and the artist David Wilkie. The work on the easel is likely to be Wilkie’s famous 1840 portrait of Queen Victoria seen at an early stage in its development.
Updated before 2020
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artist:Jemima Blackburn (née Wedderburn) (1823 - 1909) Scottish
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title:Sir David Wilkie, Samuel Rogers and Sir James William Colville inspecting a portrait
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date created:About 1840
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materials:Watercolour and wash over pen and ink on paper
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measurements:12.40 x 12.60 cm
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object type:
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credit line:Purchased 1997
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accession number:PG 3028
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Jemima Blackburn (née Wedderburn)
Jemima Blackburn (née Wedderburn)
Jemima Wedderburn was born in Edinburgh. Although she received no formal training in art, she was a watercolourist of outstanding ability. She had connections with many of the Victorian artistic and intellectual élite and formed life-long friendships with Landseer, Millais and Ruskin, who described...
