About this artwork
This portrait shows Wilkie at around the age of 25. He is seated holding his pallet and brushes, in front of an easel. This mezzotint, made by the engraver John Young, is after an oil painting by Sir William Beechey which is in the collection of the Scottish National Portrait Gallery.
Updated before 2020
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artist:John Young (1755 - 1825) English
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title:Sir David Wilkie, 1785 - 1841. Artist
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date created:Unknown
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after:Sir William Beechey (1753 - 1839) English
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materials:Mezzotint on paper
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measurements:33.70 x 26.40 cm
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credit line:Transferred from the National Gallery of Scotland, Department of Prints and Drawings 1961
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accession number:SP V 253.9
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