A portrait of Thomas Wilkinson (1751-1836) sitting holding a book upright on his lap with one hand.
Thomas Wilkinson by Matthew Ellis Nutter, 18201836
© Wordsworth Trust
Details
- Medium:
- Oil on canvas
- Dimensions:
- 29 x 23 cm
- Art Fund grant:
- £5,000 ( Total: £13,500)
- Acquired in:
- 2001
- Vendor:
- Private collector
Wilkinson was a Quaker and minor poet and writer who was well connected with Burke, Clarkson, Wordsworth and Coleridge. He is best known for inspiring lines in Wordsworth poem 'The Solitary Reaper'.
Provenance
Mary Carr, Thomas Wilkinson's great-niece and biographer.
Venue details
Dove Cottage and the Wordsworth Museum
Town End, GRASMERE
Cumbria
LA22 9SH
01539 435 544
www.wordsworth.org.uk
Entry details
Free with National Art Pass (standard entry £7.50)
1 Mar – 31 Oct
Daily, 9.30am – 5.30pm
1 Nov – 28 Feb
Daily, 9.30am – 4.30pm
Closed 24 - 26 Dec and 4 Jan - 3 Feb for yearly restoration