Artwork
A Lock
A Lock is an ink drawing by the Romanticist artist David Wilkie. It dates from 1813 and is held in the collection of the National Gallery of Art.
About this work
Overview
This drawing, titled 'A Lock', is the work of Sir David Wilkie, created in 1813. It is executed in pen and black-brown ink with gray wash on wove paper.
Artist & collection
Artist
Sir David Wilkie (18 November 1785 – 1 June 1841) was a Scottish painter, especially known for his genre scenes.
The Highland Family
The Holy Family with Saint Elizabeth and Saint John the Baptist
Napoleon and Pope Pius VII at Fontainebleau in 1813
Self-Portrait
The blind violinist
Portrait of Daniel O'Connell as Governor of the National Bank
Portrait of the Artist's Brother, Captain James Wilkie (1784 - 1824)
The Irish Whiskey Still
Figure Study![Statue of a Roman Woman (Female Deity?) Seen from the Side [verso], by Hubert Robert](https://artifactworldgallery.com/img/hubert-robert--statue-of-a-roman-woman-female-deity-seen-from-the-side-vers--4bf9208a795411cc-w320.webp)
Statue of a Roman Woman (Female Deity?) Seen from the Side [verso]
Face in Profile Facing Left and Monument
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A Female Nude [verso]
Pelicans
Figure Studies
Woman Playing a Harp (Lavinia Banks?)
Two Huddled Figures![Sheet of Studies [recto and verso], by John Flaxman](https://artifactworldgallery.com/img/john-flaxman--sheet-of-studies-recto-and-verso--c82bf77b351cdf13-w320.webp)
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Figure on Horseback and Other Studies [verso]
A Padlock