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Lord Byron - an acquaintance of Wilkie's father William Collins RA. Wilkie met his butler in Italy in 1837. | Arthur Conan Doyle - took many ideas from Collins | Charles Dickens - close friend of Wilkie's from 1851 until his death in 1870 | John Mallord William Turner - well known to Wilkie's father, William | |
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The three panels side by side, as they are arranged in the shop. The centre panel shows Lord cricket ground. |
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The left hand panel shows St Marylebone parish church where Wilkie was christened on 18 February 1824. | |||
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The right hand panel shows All Souls church, where Wilkie witnessed the marriage of his friend Edward Mathew Ward to the 15 year old and legally under-age Henrietta Ward on 4 May 1848. Behind is the BBC headquarters, Broadcasting House. Many of Wilkie's works have been broadcast by the BBC on television and radio. |