Born in Fife in 1785, David Wilkie was a painter of everyday scenes of country life, he was the first British genre painter. He painted small, detailed pictures of domestic life peopled with well observed characters. His picture of his local village fair, painted when he was only 19, has 140 characters in it, many sketched from members of the congregation of his father’s church. He went on to paint pub interiors, gamblers, card players, a proposal, a wedding, and an eviction but his most famous painting was of a group of Chelsea pensioners receiving news of victory at Waterloo.

Pictured in this event listing is Self Portrait David Wilkie aged about 20years.

Felicity Herring has an MA degree in Fine Art Valuation and BA in History and Economics. She is an experienced cruise lecturer and lecturer to National Trust, Rotary, yacht clubs, public school sixth forms and retirement groups such as U3A and ProBus. Member of the Nelson Society and 1805 Club. She is an active member of Wimborne Arts Society.

This talk takes place at the Village Hall, Headley Road, Grayshott, Surrey, GU26 6TZ and begins at 2pm.