Letter: 1828 Jan. 1, Madrid, to Lady Liston / David Wilkie. 1828.

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Letter: 1828 Jan. 1, Madrid, to Lady Liston / David Wilkie. 1828.

Describes social life amongst foreign visitors to Madrid, paintings in the Prado and El Escurial. Request for news of friends.

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Wilkie, David, Sir, 1785-1841

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Sir David Wilkie (1785-1841) was a Scottish painter who was appointed painter in ordinary in 1830 and received a knighthood in 1836. For full details of his life and work see the Dictionary of National Biography . From the guide to the Correspondence of Sir David Wilkie, with related material, ca. 1806-1849, (GB 206 Leeds University Library) Sir David Wilkie was a painter born in 1785. He was educated under John Strachan, studied in Edinburgh, 1799-1804. He came to London in...