Detail View: The AMICA Library: The Hamilton Children
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AMICA ID:
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MIA_.68.47
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AMICA Library Year:
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1999
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Object Type:
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Paintings
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Creator Name:
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Wilke, David
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Creator Nationality:
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European; British; Scottish
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Creator Role:
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painter
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Creator Dates/Places:
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1785 - 1841
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Gender:
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M
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Creator Name-CRT:
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Sir David Wilkie
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Title:
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The Hamilton Children
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View:
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3/4 view
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Creation Date:
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1835
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Creation Start Date:
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1835
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Creation End Date:
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1835
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Materials and Techniques:
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black and red chalk and watercolor heightened with white gouache on laid paper
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Dimensions:
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H.23-1/4 x W.18-5/8 in.
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Measurement Unit:
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in
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AMICA Contributor:
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The Minneapolis Institute of Arts
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Owner Location:
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Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
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ID Number:
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68.47
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Credit Line:
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The David M. Daniels Fund
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Inscriptions:
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SIGNATURE; DATE
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Rights:
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Context:
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Sir David Wilkie began his studies at the Trustees' Academy in Edinburgh, and after early success he moved on to the Royal Academy Schools in London. He was named an Associate of the Royal Academy in 1807 and was elected to full membership in 1811. He was immensely popular, and had many important and influential patrons for his elaborate history paintings, genre subjects, and portraits. However, Wilkie's health was fragile, and on the return from a trip to the Holy Land in 1841 he suddenly became ill and died. He was buried at sea off the coast of Gibraltar. In the mid-1830s, Wilkie was more involved with portraiture than genre and history subjects. This large and highly finished portrait of the Hamilton Children typifies his watercolor technique of this period. |
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Related Image Identifier Link:
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MIA_.5180c.tif
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