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Sir David Wilkie, R.A. (Cults, Fifeshire 1785-1841 at sea, off Gibraltar)
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Sir David Wilkie, R.A. (Cults, Fifeshire 1785-1841 at sea, off Gibraltar)

Five figure studies: possibly George IV in Highland Dress (illustrated), with a study of dancing figures (verso); and four various studies mounted together

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Sir David Wilkie, R.A. (Cults, Fifeshire 1785-1841 at sea, off Gibraltar)
Five figure studies: possibly George IV in Highland Dress (illustrated), with a study of dancing figures (verso); and four various studies mounted together
of the five, four mounted in one frame; three signed with initials ' D.W.' (lower right) and one signed and dated 'D Wilkie - 1836' (lower right), with various inscriptions including 'I bought this and three (3) others/of John Harley, no. 2 Artesian Road/Westbourne Grove/London/July 28.1880./with a warrant of authenticity/...aug 19 1880 H W Donaldson' (verso)
pen and brown ink
4 ¾ x 7 ½ in. (12 x 19 cm.); and smaller; five drawings on two mounts
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the four drawings in one mount: John Harley, Westbourne Grove, London.
Howard Donaldson.

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One of these studies (illustrated) may be associated with the portrait of George IV in Highland Dress (Royal Collection). It is difficult to be certain and the other studies have yet to be associated with a specific work by the artist. This is not unusual, however, as he sketched constantly, almost compulsively, from life, exploring compositions or working out ideas for future paintings, which might or might not come to fruition. Thus by their very nature the majority of his pen and ink drawings were exploratory. In this Wilkie was following in the tradition of the Old Masters, particularly the Dutch and Flemish artists such as Rubens, Rembrandt or Ferdinand Bol.

John Burnet described his working practice, 'before commencing his picture, he generally made a small sketch in oil, and varied it in several ways, in pen-and-ink drawings on paper, in some instances in an incredible number' (J. Burnet, Practical Essays on Various Branches of the Fine Arts, London, 1848, p. 110).

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