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1830 In Art
Events from the year 1830 in art. Events *David Wilkie appointed Principal Painter in Ordinary to King William IV of the United Kingdom following the death of Sir Thomas Lawrence. *Clarkson Stanfield's panorama A panorama (formed from Greek πᾶν "all" + ὅραμα "view") is any wide-angle view or representation of a physical space, whether in painting, drawing, photography, film, seismic images, or 3D modeling. The word was originally coined in ... ''The Military Pass of the Simplon'' is featured in a Christmas pantomime in London. *Approximate beginning of the Barbizon school of painters. Publications *Edward Lear – ''Illustrations of the Family of Psittacidae, or Parrots'' (first in a series of Lithography, lithographs. Works *George Catlin – ''General William Clark'' *Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot – ''Chartres Cathedral'' *Eugène Delacroix – ''Liberty Leading the People'' *William Etty — ''Candaules, King of Lydia, Shews his Wife by Stealth to Gyges, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Wilkie (artist)
Sir David Wilkie (18 November 1785 – 1 June 1841) was a Scottish painter, especially known for his genre scenes. He painted successfully in a wide variety of genres, including historical scenes, portraits, including formal royal ones, and scenes from his travels to Europe and the Middle East. His main base was in London, but he died and was buried at sea, off Gibraltar, returning from his first trip to the Middle East. He was sometimes known as the "people's painter". He was Principal Painter in Ordinary to King William IV of the United Kingdom, William IV and Queen Victoria. Apart from royal portraits, his best-known painting today is probably ''Chelsea Pensioners reading the Waterloo Dispatch (painting), The Chelsea Pensioners reading the Waterloo Dispatch'' of 1822 in Apsley House. Early life David Wilkie was born in Pitlessie Fife in Scotland on 18 November 1785. He was the son of the parish minister (Christianity), minister of Cults, Fife, Cults, Fife. Caroline Ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
