Village Choristers Rehearsing an Anthem for Sunday
Signed and dated 1810RCIN 405540
George IV was reportedly ‘disposed to make a Collection of the Works of British Artists’. He saw this painting of a rustic choir rehearsal when it was exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1810. He immediately bought it and commissioned David Wilkie to paint a companion piece (Blind Man’s Buff).
Purchased by George IV, 1810