Letter (back), written by Sir David Wilkie

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This is the back of a letter, dated 7 November 1833, written by Sir David Wilkie, Scotland's most celebrated early 19th century artist. The letter is addressed to William Allan of Parliament Square in Edinburgh.

Letter by David Wilkie, artist, dated Abbotsford, 7 November 1833

Born in Fife in 1785, Wilkie moved to London in 1805. He painted in the style of the great Dutch and Flemish painters. His Scottish genre scenes are documents of social history and influenced a generation of Scottish and English genre painters.

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• Online ID: 000-190-000-842-C
• Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
• Project: National Museums Scotland
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• Ref: National Museums Scotland  H.OA 76
• Date: 1833
  7 November 1833
  
• Material: Paper
  Letter
  
• Dimensions: 223 mm H x 372 mm L
  
• What: Letter
  
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• Who: David Wilkie (Writer)
  Sir William Allan (recipient)
  
• Where: Scotland, Roxburghshire, Abbotsford
  
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