Study Days 2024: Forty Years of Art and Art History in Scotland, 1984-2024. Held in Edinburgh 1-2 March 2024.


This Curation is based on the Keynote presentation on David Wilkie’s Letter of Introduction by Professor Duncan Macmillan FRSA FRSE HRSA.


The SSAH Study Days 2024 is organised by The Scottish Society for Art History in partnership with Art UK, National Galleries Scotland and Visual Arts Scotland.

Artists featured in this Curation: David Wilkie (1785–1841)
8 artworks

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The Letter of Introduction
Image credit: National Galleries of Scotland
The Letter of Introduction 1813
David Wilkie (1785–1841)
Oil on panel
H 61 x W 50.2 cm
National Galleries of Scotland

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Pitlessie Fair
Image credit: National Galleries of Scotland
Pitlessie Fair 1804
David Wilkie (1785–1841)
Oil on canvas
H 61.5 x W 110.5 cm
National Galleries of Scotland

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William Chalmers Bethune (1744–1807), his Wife Isobel Morison (1760–1850) and their Daughter Isabella Maxwell Morison (1795–1818)
Image credit: National Galleries of Scotland
William Chalmers Bethune (1744–1807), his Wife Isobel Morison (1760–1850) and their Daughter Isabella Maxwell Morison (1795–1818) 1804
David Wilkie (1785–1841)
Oil on canvas
H 125.7 x W 102.9 cm
National Galleries of Scotland

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Distraining for Rent
Image credit: National Galleries of Scotland
Distraining for Rent 1815
David Wilkie (1785–1841)
Oil on panel
H 81.3 x W 123 cm
National Galleries of Scotland

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The Cottar's Saturday Night
Image credit: Glasgow Life Museums
The Cottar's Saturday Night 1837
David Wilkie (1785–1841)
Oil on panel
H 83.8 x W 108 cm
Glasgow Life Museums

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The Jew's Harp
Image credit: Sudley House
The Jew's Harp 1808
David Wilkie (1785–1841)
Oil on panel
H 25.4 x W 20 cm
Sudley House

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A Woody Landscape
Image credit: Tate
A Woody Landscape 1822
David Wilkie (1785–1841)
Oil on mahogany
H 24.1 x W 24.1 cm
Tate

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The Blind Fiddler
Image credit: Tate
The Blind Fiddler 1806
David Wilkie (1785–1841)
Oil on mahogany
H 57.8 x W 79.4 cm
Tate