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Study for "The Peep-O’-Day Boys’ Cabin, in the West of Ireland" ("The Sleeping Whiteboy")

1835

David Wilkie

(British, 1785–1841)
Culture
England, 19th century
Medium
watercolor, point of brush, and gouache with graphite and brown ink
Support
Beige wove paper
Measurements
Sheet: 23.4 x 21.9 cm (9 3/16 x 8 5/8 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Robert Hays Gries 1941.606
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Not on view
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The painting to which this drawing relates was purchased by the prominent collector Robert Vernon and exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1836.

Description

One of the greatest draftsmen of the British school, Sir David Wilkie painted slowly but drew prolifically, making studies upon which he relied to spur his imagination and compose his paintings. In this study for a painting exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1836, the artist worked out the details of a domestic interior. Here he depicted the corner of a cabin in Ireland where wool was processed: a pair of carders used to disentangle textile fibers and a spinning wheel rest upon a rough-hewn bench, and a swath of hand-dyed red cloth is flung over a ladder rung.
A vertically oriented watercolor and gouache drawing depicts a dim interior with muted gray and tan tones. To the left, a reddish-brown cloth hangs over a wooden ladder. Centrally, a large spinning wheel rests on a stool draped with white fabric. A dark chain and hook hang against the wall on the right. Handwritten text at the bottom right corner reads 'D Wilkie Nov 12th 1834'.

Study for "The Peep-O’-Day Boys’ Cabin, in the West of Ireland" ("The Sleeping Whiteboy")

1835

David Wilkie

(British, 1785–1841)
England, 19th century

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