A Veteran Highlander

David Wilkie (1785 - 1841)

Paisley Museum

1819

This painting was inspired by Wilkie's visit to Scotland in1817. In a letter to his patron, Sir George Beaumont, he wrote of the many romantic scenes and subjects he had found there.

• Medium: oil on panel
• Dimensions: 36 x 29 cm
• Art Fund Grant: £2000 ( Total: £6,750)
• ArtFunded in: 1979
• Vendor: Agnew's

Provenance

Richard Payne Knight; by descent until 1978.

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