Drawing of a saint or prophet with an open book. The recto is a pencil drawing of a girl at a mirror. Inscribed to lower left with DBYMU accession number. Made by Joseph Wright of Derby (1734-1797), c. 1750. Pencil on paper. Displayed in a cream window mount.

Exhibitions:

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

Related People

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

Verso: Study of a Prophet or Saint with an Open Book

Date: c. 1750

Medium: Pencil on paper.

Object Type:	Drawing
Dimensions:	Support: 194 × 156 mm (7 5/8 × 6 1/8 in.)
Description:	A sketch after an unknown source, of an Old Testament prophet or saint, preaching with an open book in his hand. The date is unknown but the drawing appears to be surer in its execution than Wright's earlier juvenile drawings and so it could date from the early years of Wright's training with Hudson. [Wallis, J. 'Joseph Wright of Derby 1734 - 1797' (Derby, 1997), p.67.]
Provenance:	...William Bemrose of Derby; by descent to his son, Charles Lloyd Bemrose, by whom donated to Derby Museums in 1914.
Viewing Status:	Contact Us
Item Ref:	1914-517/10B