Drawing of a firework display at the Castel Sant'Angelo in Rome. The view is from the opposite bank of the River Tiber, with the Ponte Sant'Angelo to the left. Drawing framed by an ink border. Inscribed on recto, to top left corner, above border (handwritten in ink): ‘103’. Slight pencil markings on verso. Made by Joseph Wright of Derby (1734 - 1797), c.1774-1775. Pen and ink over pencil on paper. Displayed in a cream window mount.
Drawing of a firework display at the Castel Sant'Angelo in Rome. The view is from the opposite bank of the River Tiber, with the Ponte Sant'Angelo to the left. Drawing framed by an ink border. Inscribed on recto, to top left corner, above border (handwritten in ink): ‘103’. Slight pencil markings on verso. Made by Joseph Wright of Derby (1734 - 1797), c.1774-1775. Pen and ink over pencil on paper. Displayed in a cream window mount.
Drawing of a firework display at the Castel Sant'Angelo in Rome. The view is from the opposite bank of the River Tiber, with the Ponte Sant'Angelo to the left. Drawing framed by an ink border. Inscribed on recto, to top left corner, above border (handwritten in ink): ‘103’. Slight pencil markings on verso. Made by Joseph Wright of Derby (1734 - 1797), c.1774-1775. Pen and ink over pencil on paper. Displayed in a cream window mount.
Drawing of a firework display at the Castel Sant'Angelo in Rome. The view is from the opposite bank of the River Tiber, with the Ponte Sant'Angelo to the left. Drawing framed by an ink border. Inscribed on recto, to top left corner, above border (handwritten in ink): ‘103’. Slight pencil markings on verso. Made by Joseph Wright of Derby (1734 - 1797), c.1774-1775. Pen and ink over pencil on paper. Displayed in a cream window mount.
Drawing of a firework display at the Castel Sant'Angelo in Rome. The view is from the opposite bank of the River Tiber, with the Ponte Sant'Angelo to the left. Drawing framed by an ink border. Inscribed on recto, to top left corner, above border (handwritten in ink): ‘103’. Slight pencil markings on verso. Made by Joseph Wright of Derby (1734 - 1797), c.1774-1775. Pen and ink over pencil on paper. Displayed in a cream window mount.
Drawing of a firework display at the Castel Sant'Angelo in Rome. The view is from the opposite bank of the River Tiber, with the Ponte Sant'Angelo to the left. Drawing framed by an ink border. Inscribed on recto, to top left corner, above border (handwritten in ink): ‘103’. Slight pencil markings on verso. Made by Joseph Wright of Derby (1734 - 1797), c.1774-1775. Pen and ink over pencil on paper. Displayed in a cream window mount.
Drawing of a firework display at the Castel Sant'Angelo in Rome. The view is from the opposite bank of the River Tiber, with the Ponte Sant'Angelo to the left. Drawing framed by an ink border. Inscribed on recto, to top left corner, above border (handwritten in ink): ‘103’. Slight pencil markings on verso. Made by Joseph Wright of Derby (1734 - 1797), c.1774-1775. Pen and ink over pencil on paper. Displayed in a cream window mount.
Drawing of a firework display at the Castel Sant'Angelo in Rome. The view is from the opposite bank of the River Tiber, with the Ponte Sant'Angelo to the left. Drawing framed by an ink border. Inscribed on recto, to top left corner, above border (handwritten in ink): ‘103’. Slight pencil markings on verso. Made by Joseph Wright of Derby (1734 - 1797), c.1774-1775. Pen and ink over pencil on paper. Displayed in a cream window mount.
Drawing of a firework display at the Castel Sant'Angelo in Rome. The view is from the opposite bank of the River Tiber, with the Ponte Sant'Angelo to the left. Drawing framed by an ink border. Inscribed on recto, to top left corner, above border (handwritten in ink): ‘103’. Slight pencil markings on verso. Made by Joseph Wright of Derby (1734 - 1797), c.1774-1775. Pen and ink over pencil on paper. Displayed in a cream window mount.
Drawing of a firework display at the Castel Sant'Angelo in Rome. The view is from the opposite bank of the River Tiber, with the Ponte Sant'Angelo to the left. Drawing framed by an ink border. Inscribed on recto, to top left corner, above border (handwritten in ink): ‘103’. Slight pencil markings on verso. Made by Joseph Wright of Derby (1734 - 1797), c.1774-1775. Pen and ink over pencil on paper. Displayed in a cream window mount.
Drawing of a firework display at the Castel Sant'Angelo in Rome. The view is from the opposite bank of the River Tiber, with the Ponte Sant'Angelo to the left. Drawing framed by an ink border. Inscribed on recto, to top left corner, above border (handwritten in ink): ‘103’. Slight pencil markings on verso. Made by Joseph Wright of Derby (1734 - 1797), c.1774-1775. Pen and ink over pencil on paper. Displayed in a cream window mount.
Drawing of a firework display at the Castel Sant'Angelo in Rome. The view is from the opposite bank of the River Tiber, with the Ponte Sant'Angelo to the left. Drawing framed by an ink border. Inscribed on recto, to top left corner, above border (handwritten in ink): ‘103’. Slight pencil markings on verso. Made by Joseph Wright of Derby (1734 - 1797), c.1774-1775. Pen and ink over pencil on paper. Displayed in a cream window mount.

Exhibitions:

  • 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

Publications

  • Title: Joseph Wright of Derby 1734 - 1797
    Sub-Title: An introduction to the work of Joseph Wright of Derby with a catalogue of drawings held by Derby Museum and Art Gallery. Published on the occasion of an exhibition commemorating the Bicentenary of the artist's death.
    Published Place: Derby
    Published Year: 1997
  • Title: Joseph Wright of Derby: Painter of Light
    Sub-Title: Volume 1
    Volume: 1
    Published Place: London
    Copyright: Benedict Nicolson, 1968
    Published Year: 1968
  • Title: Wright in Italy
    Sub-Title: Joseph Wright of Derby's Visit Abroad, 1773-5
    Published Place: Sudbury
    Published Year: 1987

Related People

  • Joseph Wright of Derby (Artist)

    Display Date: British, 1734 - 1797

    Nationality: British

    Biography: Artist.

Castel Sant'Angelo with Fireworks

Date: c. 1774-1775

Medium: Pen and ink over pencil on paper.

Object Type:Drawing
Dimensions:Support: 375 × 479 mm (14 3/4 × 18 7/8 in.)
Description:David Fraser notes that the present drawing was the basis for a second, more highly finished drawing of the same scene: DBYMU 1937-739/7. The two drawings adopt an identical viewpoint: even the edge of the a wall and ledge to the left are included [see Fraser, D. 'Wright in Italy' (Sudbury, 1987), p.11.]. Nicolson notes that no finished oil painting using this particular composition is now known [see Nicolson, B. 1968, p.81]. Jane Wallis notes that the study has the 'feel of a drawing where the artist is ensuring that he has the topography and the buildings correct, rather than the spectacle itself - although fireworks are shown shooting forth, from the top of the castle' [see Wallis, 1997, p.78].
Inscriptions:Inscribed on recto, to top left corner, above border (handwritten in ink): ‘103’.
Provenance:...; William Bemrose of Derby; by descent to his son, Charles Lloyd Bemrose, by whom donated to Derby Museums in 1914.
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Item Ref:1914-517/3
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