Oil paint on wood
Tate Collection
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<a href="https://www.tate.org.uk/art/artists/sir-david-wilkie-600" aria-label="More by Sir David Wilkie" data-gtm-name="header_link_artist" data-gtm-destination="page--artist">Sir David Wilkie</a>
a Head Rabbit on Wall
Purchased 1921
adults
body
head / face
light
man
natural phenomena
people
<p>Wilkie was renowned for depicting figures full of character, and for capturing recognisable social types. He used a familiar language of facial appearance and expression to render complex group scenes intelligible. Collectors were attracted to the variety and vitality of his pictures.</p><p>This is a study for a work shown at the Royal Academy in 1816, <i>The Rabbit on the Wall - a candle-light amusement</i>, in which a father entertains his children by making shadow creatures. One contemporary critic commented on the artist’s skill at the ‘strong and accurate painting of character’.</p><p><em>Gallery label, March 2011</em></p>
painting oil paint wood
11 November 2010 – 3 April 2011
2011-04-03
11 November 2010 – 3 April 2011
2011-04-03
2010-11-11
Tate Britain (London, UK)
http://www.tate.org.uk/britain/
2010-11-11
Blake and Physiognomy
Collection based display
Study of a Head for ‘The Rabbit on the Wall’
support: 197 × 162 mm
frame: 310 × 267 × 33 mm
Purchased 1921
<p>Wilkie was renowned for depicting figures full of character, and for capturing recognisable social types. He used a familiar language of facial appearance and expression to render complex group scenes intelligible. Collectors were attracted to the variety and vitality of his pictures. 
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<br/>This is a study for a work shown at the Royal Academy in 1816, <i>The Rabbit on the Wall - a candle-light amusement</i>, in which a father entertains his children by making shadow creatures. One contemporary critic commented on the artist’s skill at the ‘strong and accurate painting of character’. 
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2011-03-18T00:00:00
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adults body head / face light man natural phenomena people