A catalogue of the
Drawings and sketches
by Sir David Wilkie
The property of Benjamin Godfrey Windus, Esq
of Tottenham
Wednesday 1 June 1842
Drawings and sketches
by Sir David Wilkie
The property of Benjamin Godfrey Windus, Esq
of Tottenham
Wednesday 1 June 1842
Sir David Wilkie’s Sketches
1 Academy study, from a cast 2 Ditto, whole length 3 Ditto, from a cast 4 Ditto, from life 5 Ditto, from a cast 6 Ditto, from live 7 Study from nature, blue paper 8 Mother and child, pen and ink 9 HRH Duke of York; study of the whole subject in chalk, and some in colours, very fine 10 Study of a young man’s head; chalked at the back, portrait of B West 11 View of Chelsea, colours 12 Seven studies of cats, &c very spirited 13 Six ditto of dogs, pen and ink, ditto 14 Meg Dod’s house, St Ronan’s Well 15 A Scotch interior and figures; two studies, grave digger, &c, pen and ink 16 Penny wedding; five studies for pen and ink, and chalk 16* Ditto, four ditto 17 Penny wedding, three fine sketches in chalk, autograph at the back 17* A group of the same 18 Chelsea pensioners, six sketches; and one, girl kissing a child; autograph on back, pen and ink 19 Chelsea pensioner, three fine sketches, pen and ink 20 Peep O’Day Boys; view in Scotland; two studies sepia, whole-length portrait, fine 20* A sketch at Subiaco, in bistre 21 Sick lady; head of the physician; mother and daughter 22 Five chalk sketches, fine; dogs and peacocks; girl seated on ground, &c &c &c 23 Five various sketches, fine; pen and ink, and chalk 23* Four ditto 24 Eight ditto, Cults; the house Sir David was born, and his father’s kirk &c 24* The arrival of a rich relation &c six 25 The Highlander’s return, three sketches, pen and ink 26 Entrance of George IV, at Holyrood, two sketches, very spirited, pen and ink 27 Chelsea pensioners, two pen and ink sketches 28 Six studies of hands, &c; Duncan Gray, &c &c 29 Chelsea pensioners, four pen and ink studies 30 The gardener; and four other sketches, pen and ink, and chalk 31 The school, five sketches, pen and ink 32 Two studies of men reading 33 Five studies, letter of introduction 34 Escape of Mary, Queen of Scots, very fine sketch, in colours 35 Sir David Baird finding the body of Tippoo, very fine sketch, in colours 36 Four studies, interceding for charity school interest, pen and ink, and pencil 37 Penny wedding, five studies, chalk 38 Five slight studies 39 The whiskey still; and three others, pen and ink 40 The invalid’s first walk, very fine; the bad egg; and two others, pencil, and pen and ink 41 Six pen and ink sketches, women being bled in the arm, &c &c 42 Duncan Gray, the whole subject, most beautiful drawing, in colours 43 The parish beadle, most highly finished drawings, in colour; ditto, pen and ink; variation, and two others 44 The gentle shepherd, three fine pen and ink sketches 45 Baptism in the Kirk, pen and ink 45* Woman receiving oatmeal in charity; and one other, in pen 46 Entry of George IV into Holyrood, three studies, one in colours 46* Two ditto 47 Five studies, welcoming the Howdie, pen and ink 48 Columbus; two fine studies, one in colours; hand in chalk, holding the compasses 49 Four various studies, Sancho Panza in the days of his youth, &c &c fine 49* Four ditto 50 Sketch of a horse, in colours, fine; ditto, of a donkey; Morland’s horses, three studies 51 The Duke of Argyll, for the Holyrood picture, full-length, in coloured chalk 52 Repose - head of a young man sleeping, fine, in chalk; group of Scotch characters, 13 figures; and three others, fine 53 Columbus, one of the monks seated by his side, fine, in chalk 54 Alfred in the neat-herd’s cottage, three highly finished studies, in chalk 55 Sketch for the Spanish mother 55* Study of Father Eustace, and Hawarden; and two others, fine, in bistre 56 Reading the will, seven sketches 57 Quentin Durward, the breakfast scene, fine finished sketch, in bistre 58 A mother, and child learning to walk, very fine 58* Three principal figures in the bridal morn; and three others, fine 59 Seven fine pen and ink sketches for the Chelsea pensioners 60 Breakfast table, sketch of the whole subject; study for part of the china closet 61 Rent day, five fine sketches, in pencil 62 The pedlar, fine sketch 62* The Abbotsford family, Mrs Lockhart, various 63 Eight studies of heads 64 Reading of a will, finished pen and ink sketch of the whole subject; and three others 64* One coloured chalk for ditto, fine; and one other 65 A Highland shooting-scene; and Scotch reapers, the women reaping, the men binding, fine 66 King George IV at Holyrood, five studies 67 Duke of York, the whole subject; and three variations for ditto 68 Fish in a net, highly finished; Sancho, in the days of his youth; and five others 69 Lady playing on a harp; girl’s hand holding grapes, fine pen and ink sketch; and the drummers; sketch of William IV, at the back 70 Quadrille party; very fine and spirited sketch, pen and ink 71 William IV, fine, whole-length, in bistre; the pump 71a* A lady seated, very fine 72 Picture of a miser 73 Five studies of still-life 74 Gentle shepherd, three studies 75 The card players, study for the picture; sketch at the back 76 Village politicians, four studies 77 Studies of hands, from casts 77* Four others, pen 78 Entrance of George IV at Holyrood; four sketches 78* Six other sketches 79 The tax-gatherer, sketch for effect; and three others 80 Portrait of Buonaparte; lady reclining, and child, fine, two sketches 80* Buonaparte casting into the fire the evidence of the conspiracy against him; and Mary Queen of Scots, and her sone 81 Six studies for the clubbists 82 Blindman’s buff, beautiful pen and ink study 82* Princess Doria washing the pilgrims’ feet, fine; guess my name; and four others 83 Four sketches for the arms of the Earl of Mulgrave, for the dedication of the rent day 84 Four studies for the blink fiddler 85 Three studies of hands &c 86 James V and the miller of Cramond Brigg, two studies 86* One from the same 87 Bacchanalian boys, two studies, very fine, one in coloured chalk 87* Two ditto 88 Sir D Baird finding the body of Tippoo, three fine studies; companion to the parish beadle, two studies; and two others 89 Portrait of Mulready; ditto of three young ladies; ditto heads &c 90 Interior of a Highland cottage, fine; ditto another; study of hands, fine 91 Plymstock, origin of design; landscape; two studies of figures 92 Reading of a will; woman and child, very fine 92* Pedlar, general pen and ink sketch of whole subject, very fine 93 Sir D Baird finding the body of Tippoo, two in colours, fine, one pen and ink 94 The accusation in the Kirk, the whole subject, fine, in chalk 95 Five studies of lions, tigers, &c, pen and ink, very fine and spirited 96 Portraits of two blind brothers, very fine, in chalk 97 Distraining for rent, three studies, fine End of First Day’s Sale Second Day’s Sale Thursday June 2, 1842 97*The broken jar, whole subject, fine, in pen and ink; the dorly bairn, ditto; Old Mortality, scene in Milnewood’s house, ditto, fine 98* Two studies; five female heads, in chalk, fine 99 Sir D Wilkie in a Spanish dress, fine, in colours; two studies 100 The bridal morning, one of the principal figures, fine, in coloured chalk 101 Distraining for rent, two studies containing the whole subject 102 Six sketches, in pen and ink, various 102* Three ditto 103 The first earring; and a dog 103* Benvenuto Cellini and the Pope; and Shakespeare’s first age, in colours, fine 104 House in Cato Street, Thistlewood’s conspiracy, five sketches in one 104* A Scotch mill, belonging to the grandfather of Sir D Wilkie, fine and curious, in pen and ink 105 John Knox preaching, three studies 106 Two studies of hands, fine 107 The sick lady; physician, mother and daughter 108 Chelsea pensioners, eight studies, pen and ink 109 Study of a hand holding a pen; ditto gathering a flower; man kneeling 109* Study, head of an old woman, fine; and another 110 Alfred in the neat-herd’s cottage; six studies of hands &c 111 Group of Scotch figures; head of a man looking down; two studies of dogs; a lamp in colours; girl and child, and a female figure, in colour 112 Carved canopy to the pulpit in Knox preaching, and popish priests 113 Finished study of a dog’s head, very fine 114 Penny wedding, bridesmaid stooping, eight studies; and the dance, nine groups, fine 115 The Duke of York, finished study in colours, very fine 116 The newsmonger, two studies of the whole subject, different designs 117 The school, five studies, pen and ink 118 Chelsea pensioners, five fine studies, pen and ink 119 Boys digging for rats; two studies of hands, very fine 120 Rabbit on the wall, four general sketches, fine; studies for the child, pen and ink 121 Chelsea pensioners; two groups in colours, fine; one soldier and child, variation 122 Three profiles of Lord Nelson; two others 123 Quadrille party, dancing figure; and sketch of a pantomime, spirited 124 The bridal morn, attiring the bride 125 The jew’s harp, original sketch; the cat, in colour, fine; cut finger; head of girl, fine 126 George IV and horse, five studies, pen and ink 127 Scotch woman driving a hen to nest; and two others 128 Sir D Baird finding the body of Tippoo; fine spirited sketch 129 Escape of Mary, Queen of Scots; Catherine Seyton, very fine and spirited 130 William IV, Queen Adelaide, two studies; Duke of Sussex 131 Swiss peasants, in colours 132 Woman and child, bistre, very fine 133 Portrait of a foreign gentleman 134 Traveller inspecting the inn larder; and five others 135 Scotch farm houses 136 Chelsea pensioners, six pen and ink sketches 137 Rent day, principal figures; and five studies for hands, in ditto 138 Penny wedding, five pen and ink sketches 138* Two ditto, one of the them on the outside of a letter 139 Two studies of trees; view at Newhaven; a watchman of the last century; and the horse-guards 140 Nymphs gathering grapes, finished pen and ink sketch; and two other sketches, various 140* The history of the Church of Scotland, &c &c 141 Village festival, six studies, fine 142 Eight studies for portraits, &c 143 Portrait of Sir D Wilkie, by Jackson Drawings, not mounted 144 Perth 145 A group at Antwerp 146 Ditto, Amsterdam 147 Ditto, Glasgow 148 Ditto, Hague 149 Ditto, Scotch figues 150 Sketch for the school 151 Distraining for rent, various 152 Sketch, whole-length 153 Study of hands, cut finger 154 Study of hands, letter of introduction 155 Two studies, Chelsea pensioners 156 Finding the body of Tippoo 157 The alchymist; Chelsea pensioner; George IV at Holyrood; and gentle shepherd, three small cottages 158 The Queen’s first council; the school; portrait of Lord Montague; and a portrait, in bistre 159 THE CLUBBISTS; the celebrated finished drawing from which the engraving was made Total: £342.8.6 |
The sketches below, from the Royal Academy collection, are of subjects listed in the Windus Sale.
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