Who created "Studies for "The Bride at Her Toilet on the Day of Her Wedding""?

Studies for "The Bride at Her Toilet on the Day of Her Wedding" was created by Sir David Wilkie in ca. 1838.

What medium is "Studies for "The Bride at Her Toilet on the Day of Her Wedding""?

Studies for "The Bride at Her Toilet on the Day of Her Wedding" is Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash.

Is "Studies for "The Bride at Her Toilet on the Day of Her Wedding"" in the public domain?

Yes, Studies for "The Bride at Her Toilet on the Day of Her Wedding" is in the public domain and available for free download under CC0 license.

Studies for "The Bride at Her Toilet on the Day of Her Wedding"

Q: When was "Studies for "The Bride at Her Toilet on the Day of Her Wedding"" created?

This artwork was created ca. 1838.

Sir David Wilkie

ca. 1838

Medium

Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash

Dimensions

Sheet: 8 x 4 1/2 in. (20.3 x 11.4 cm)

Classification

Drawings

Department

Drawings and Prints

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Rogers Fund, 1908

Accession Number

08.227.2

Tags

WomenFemale Nudes

Art Historical Context

In the intimate world of 19th-century preparatory sketches, Sir David Wil's *Studies for "The Bride Her Toilet on the Day of Her Wedding"* (ca. 1838) offers a glimpse into the artist's meticulous process. Wilkie, a leading Scottish genre painter celebrated for his vivid depictions of everyday life—influenced by 17th-century Dutch masters Rembrandt—created these small-scale drawings as studies for a larger painting. Rendered in pen and brown with brush and brown wash on modest 8 x 4½-inch sheet, they capture fluid poses of female figures, likely the bride in moments of private preparation, evok...

Studies for "The Bride at Her Toilet on the Day of Her Wedding"

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