Title: Wright of Derby: The Bi-centenary Exhibition of Paintings by Joseph Wright
Venue: Derby Corporation Art Gallery
Dates: from 03/09/1934 to 18/11/1934
Title: Joseph Wright of Derby
Venue: Norwich Castle Museum
Dates: from 03/01/1959 to 01/02/1959
Title: Joseph Wright of Derby: An Exhibition to Commemorate the Centenary of Derby Museums and Art Gallery
Venue: Derby Museum and Art Gallery
Dates: from 21/04/1979 to 21/07/1979
Title: Wright in Italy. Joseph Wright of Derby's Visit Abroad, 1773-5
Venue: Fraser, David
Dates: from 08/08/1987 to 20/09/1987
Title: Drawings by Joseph Wright of Derby
Venue: Derby Museum and Art Gallery
Dates: from 31/03/1990 to 22/04/1990
Title: Joseph Wright of Derby, 1734-1797: Bicentenary Exhibition
Venue: Derby Museum and Art Gallery
Dates: from 21/06/1997 to 28/09/1997
Title: Joseph Wright and the Lure of Italy
Venue: Derby Museum and Art Gallery
Dates: from 18/03/2016 to 12/06/2016
Title: Joseph Wright of Derby: Life on Paper
Venue: Derby Museum and Art Gallery
Dates: from 23/05/2025 to 07/09/2025
Title: Joseph Wright of Derby: An Exhibition of Paintings and Drawings Arranged by the Arts Council
Venue: Walker Art Gallery
Dates: from 15/04/2026 to

Joseph Wright of Derby (Artist)
Display Date: British, 1734 - 1797
Nationality: British
Biography: Artist.

The Tramp

Date: c. 1774

Medium: Pen and ink and sepia wash on paper.

Object Type:	Drawing
Dimensions:	Support: 686 × 483 mm (27 × 19 in.)
Description:	David Fraser notes how Wright studies of male figures from life are extremely sensitive and sympathetic and reminiscent of peasant figures of seventeenth century paintings by Italian and Dutch artists working in Rome. He notes the affinity between this study and the 'shepherd type' figures which appear in nativity scenes and links this to the similar (though older) figure, which appears in Wright's pre-Italian 'Blacksmith's Shop' (plate 10) 1 1 David Fraser, Wright in Italy, 1987, cat.21, p.10; the tramp
Provenance:	...; purchased by Derby Museums in 1911.
Viewing Status:	Contact Us
Item Ref:	1911-455