#David Wilkie

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Portrait of King William the Fourth (1765-1837)

Artist: Sir David Wilkie (Scottish, 1785–1841)

Date: 1838

Medium: Oil on canvas

Collection: Birmingham Museums Trust, Birmingham, England

William IV

William IV (William Henry; 21 August 1765 – 20 June 1837) was King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and King of Hanover from 26 June 1830 until his death in 1837. The third son of George III, William succeeded his elder brother George IV, becoming the last king and penultimate monarch of Britain's House of Hanover.

William served in the Royal Navy in his youth, spending time in British North America and the Caribbean, and was later nicknamed the "Sailor King". In 1789, he was created Duke of Clarence and St Andrews. Between 1791 and 1811, he cohabited with the actress Dorothea Jordan, with whom he had ten children. In 1818, he married Princess Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen; William was not known to have had mistresses during their marriage. In 1827, he was appointed Britain's first Lord High Admiral since 1709.

As his two elder brothers died without leaving legitimate issue, William inherited the throne when he was 64 years old. His reign saw several reforms: the Poor Law was updated, child labour restricted, slavery abolished in nearly all of the British Empire, and the electoral system refashioned by the Reform Acts of 1832. Although William did not engage in politics as much as his brother or his father, he was the last British monarch to appoint a prime minister contrary to the will of Parliament. He granted his German kingdom a short-lived liberal constitution. William had no surviving legitimate children at the time of his death, so he was succeeded by his niece Victoria in the United Kingdom and his brother Ernest Augustus in Hanover.

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The Bag-Piper painted by David Wilkie (1785 - 1841)

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Billy Waters, David Wilkie, 1815

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Racing against the great Spitz at a Games scarred by violence

Seven up: Mark Spitz’s seven golds and seven world records in Munich in 1972 included the medley relay final, where John Mills swam in the British team SUNDAY SUPPLEMENT: Chariots of Fire is on the telly, the Paris Games are just five days away, and DAVID MORGAN speaks to the South Croydon-based swim coach about how he raced against one of the greatest Olympians of all time As with many Olympc…

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Benjamin Robert Haydon. Part 4.

The sad ending to life. In the previous blog I told you about Benjamin Haydon’s trip to Paris with his friend David Wilkie.   The journey began at the end of May 1814 when the pair were able to take advantage of the ending of hostilities between England and France.  Whilst in the French capital the two artists spent time at the Louvre  and see the art collections gathered by Napoleon from across…

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Why America Isn’t Dominant In Swimming Any More

In the Montreal Olympics in 1976 the only non-American male swimmer standing on the top of the podium was the late David Wilkie. On the women’s side, the only gold by an American was a relay. This disparity was created by America’s success. Wilkie was a British swimmer and the champion in the 200m breaststroke in 1976. America still was the dominant force in the world for men. The writing was…

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Bad movie I have More Animation Greats 1998 It Has Cactus Swing 1995, La Salia 1996, 64 Million Years Ago 1981, Evolution 1971, Hot Stuff 1971, Every Dog's Guide to Complete Home Safety 1986, The Family that Dweft Apart 1973, The Dingles 1988, The Old Lady's Camping Trip 1983, and Every Child 1979

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David Wilkie -(1785-1841) British painter

An exceptional self-portrait painted when David Wilkie was 20 years of age; most likely made as he set out from Edinburgh to London in 1805. He was patronised by the Prince Regent and was made painter to King William IV who knighted him in 1836.

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One of Peter Capaldi's most chaotic performances 😂😂

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A Ghost Story for Christmas: A View from a Hill (BBC, 2005)

"Who's Baxter?"

"He was a watchmaker down in the village. Well before my time, of course. Fancied himself an archaeologist, like yourself."

"Well... I am an archaeologist. Actually, I'm a doctor."

"I'll have to get you to take a look at my feet."

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The Lady Of Shallot (David Wilkie Wynfield, 19th century)

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The First Council of Queen Victoria

Artist: Sir David Wilkie (Scottish, 1785-1841)

Date: 1838

Medium: Oil on canvas

Collection: Royal Collection Trust, United Kingdom

Description

Queen Victoria held her first council in the Red Saloon at Kensington Palace at eleven on 20 June 1837; William IV had died in the early hours of that morning, so this was not in Princess Victoria's diary when she retired on the previous evening. She was eighteen years old at the time but behaved, according to Greville's account, with 'perfect calmness and self-possession'. The members of the Accession Council are identified in the key published with Charles Fox's engraving after the picture. The most prominent are: Charles Greville (1794-1865) the author of the famous account of the episode at the extreme left; Lord Melbourne, holding the paper centrally; Ernest Duke of Cumberland and (for the last few hours) King of Hanover, seated just to the left of the right-hand column; The Duke of Wellington, standing in front of this same column; Augustus, Duke of Sussex, seated on the near side of the table.

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Sir David Wilkie was a Scottish painter, especially known for his genre scenes. He painted successfully in a wide variety of genres, including historical scenes...

Link: David Wilkie (artist)

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ABBY ANDERSON’S BOOK COLLECTION

book textures found here [x]

CITY OF THIEVES

written by david benioff, 2008

the main character’s name is lev, perhaps a nod to abby’s future ward

THE COUNT OF MONTE CRISTO

written by alexandre dumas, 1846

some of the story’s key themes are revenge, redemption and forgiveness.. sounds a bit familiar, abigail

THE ILIAD & THE ODYSSEY

written by homer, c. 8th century BC

THE INGENIOUS GENTLEMAN DON QUIXOTE OF LA MANCHA

written by miguel de cervantes, 1605

HEART OF DARKNESS

written by joseph conrad, 1899

DIVINE COMEDY

written by dante alighieri, 1321

LITTLE WOMEN

louisa may aclott, 1868

THE MOONSTONE

written by wilkie collins, 1868

THE ADVENTURES OF HUCKLEBERRY FINN

written by mark twain, 1884

ONE THOUSAND AND ONE NIGHTS, TALES FROM THE ARABIAN NIGHTS

written by various authors, c. 1706-1721

MEDEA

written by euripides, 431 BC

THE ROSE GARDEN HUSBAND

written by margaret widdemer, 1915

THE WAR OF THE WORLDS

written by H. G. wells, 1898

WAR AND PEACE

written by leo tolstoy, 1867

ROBINSON CRUSOE

written by daniel defoe, 1719

THE PICTURE OF DORIAN GRAY

written by oscar wilde, 1890

THE DREAM-QUEST OF UNKNOWN KADATH

written by H. P. lovecraft, 1943

THE SCARLET LETTER

written by nathaniel hawthorne, 1850

NINETEEN EIGHTY-FOUR

written by george orwell, 1949

TREASURE ISLAND

written by robert louis stevenson, 1883

A TALE OF TWO CITIES

written by charles dickens, 1859

FISHING IN UTOPIA: SWEDEN & THE FUTURE THAT DISAPPEARED

written by andrew brown, 2008

STRANGE CASE OF DR JEKYLL & MR HYDE

written by robert louis stevenson, 1886

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Benjamin Robert Haydon.

Part 3. The Elgin Marbles affair Judgement of Solomon by Benjamin Haydon The eventual sale of Haydon’s painting, Judgement of Solomon, to a pair of Plymouth bankers, Sir William Elford and his partner, Mr T J Tingcombe gave Haydon a much needed seven hundred guineas but although that lessened his debt, he still owed more than four hundred guineas to various other creditors.  Even before the…

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David Wilki, former British Olympic swimmer.