PAINTER

David Wilkie

1785 - 1841

David Wilkie

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". Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. David Wilkie is the 1,834th most popular painter (down from 1,746th in 2019), the 4,236th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 3,549th in 2019) and the 95th most popular British Painter.

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Among PAINTERS

Among painters, David Wilkie ranks 1,834 out of 2,023. Before him are Jaroslav Čermák, Ásgrímur Jónsson, William Merritt Chase, Samuel Palmer, William Kentridge, and Kenyon Cox. After him are Józef Pankiewicz, Elena Guro, Helena Kottler Vurnik, Pedro Figari, Nevin Çokay, and Ferdinand Bauer.

Most Popular Painters in Wikipedia

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Jaroslav Čermák
1830 - 1878
HPI: 54.94
Rank: 1,828
Ásgrímur Jónsson
1876 - 1958
HPI: 54.94
Rank: 1,829
William Merritt Chase
1849 - 1916
HPI: 54.93
Rank: 1,830
Samuel Palmer
1805 - 1881
HPI: 54.91
Rank: 1,831
William Kentridge
1955 - Present
HPI: 54.89
Rank: 1,832
Kenyon Cox
1856 - 1919
HPI: 54.89
Rank: 1,833
David Wilkie
1785 - 1841
HPI: 54.89
Rank: 1,834
Józef Pankiewicz
1866 - 1940
HPI: 54.85
Rank: 1,835
Elena Guro
1877 - 1913
HPI: 54.82
Rank: 1,836
Helena Kottler Vurnik
1882 - 1962
HPI: 54.81
Rank: 1,837
Pedro Figari
1861 - 1938
HPI: 54.80
Rank: 1,838
Nevin Çokay
1930 - 2012
HPI: 54.76
Rank: 1,839
Ferdinand Bauer
1760 - 1826
HPI: 54.75
Rank: 1,840

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1785, David Wilkie ranks 55. Before him are János Scitovszky, Ján Hollý, Oliver Hazard Perry, Manuel Basilio Bustamante, Arvid August Afzelius, and Per Georg Scheutz. After him are Thomas Love Peacock, Friedrich Christoph Dahlmann, Henry Hardinge, 1st Viscount Hardinge, John Oxley, Gabriel Moore, and Alexander Porter. Among people deceased in 1841, David Wilkie ranks 42. Before him are Luis Eduardo Pérez, Amelia of Nassau-Weilburg, Georg Anton Friedrich Ast, David Don, Alexander Burnes, and Jørgen Jørgensen. After him are Alexander Shishkov, Francis Leggatt Chantrey, and Astley Cooper.

Others Born in 1785

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János Scitovszky
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1785 - 1866
HPI: 55.88
Rank: 49
Ján Hollý
WRITER
1785 - 1849
HPI: 55.83
Rank: 50
Oliver Hazard Perry
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1785 - 1819
HPI: 55.50
Rank: 51
Manuel Basilio Bustamante
POLITICIAN
1785 - 1863
HPI: 55.43
Rank: 52
Arvid August Afzelius
WRITER
1785 - 1871
HPI: 55.37
Rank: 53
Per Georg Scheutz
INVENTOR
1785 - 1873
HPI: 54.94
Rank: 54
David Wilkie
PAINTER
1785 - 1841
HPI: 54.89
Rank: 55
Thomas Love Peacock
WRITER
1785 - 1866
HPI: 54.83
Rank: 56
Friedrich Christoph Dahlmann
POLITICIAN
1785 - 1860
HPI: 54.29
Rank: 57
Henry Hardinge, 1st Viscount Hardinge
POLITICIAN
1785 - 1856
HPI: 53.66
Rank: 58
John Oxley
EXPLORER
1785 - 1828
HPI: 50.46
Rank: 59
Gabriel Moore
POLITICIAN
1785 - 1845
HPI: 48.40
Rank: 60
Alexander Porter
ATHLETE
1785 - 1844
HPI: 40.46
Rank: 61