Sir David WilkieScottish, 1785–1841The Blind Fiddler
May one see it?
Unknown
The National Gallery
London, United Kingdom
The owner is known; whether it is on view today is not.
- In this state since
- Source
- The museum
About the painting
The Blind Fiddler is an 1806 genre painting by the Scottish artist David Wilkie. It was submitted to the Royal Academy's Summer Exhibition at Somerset House. Only the second painting Wilkie had publicly displayed, it confirmed his reputation as a rising star. Today the work is in the collection of the Tate Britain in London, having been gifted to the nation by the art collector Sir George Beaumont in 1826.
Particulars
- Accession number
- NG99
In the catalog
Sources
- Wikidata
- Image: The National Gallery — David Wilkie · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
![Study of a Mother and Child [verso], Sir David Wilkie](https://api.nga.gov/iiif/a0a21e1d-9d4b-41ff-a565-60208078bb7d/full/!2400,2400/0/default.jpg)
![An Ornate Ewer [recto], Sir David Wilkie](https://api.nga.gov/iiif/7065e216-6a17-4508-849b-3516a6be23c3/full/!2400,2400/0/default.jpg)
