Title: Paintings by Joseph Wright, A.R.A., commonly called "Wright of Derby", together with some Original Drawings, and a Complete Collection of Prints after his Works
Venue: Derby Corporation Art Gallery
Dates: from 15/04/1883 to 15/04/1883
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: A Sentimental Journey: Joseph Wright in Italy, 1773-1775
Venue: Pickford's House Museum
Dates: from 01/06/2010 to 05/09/2010
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 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

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

Study of 'Venus Pudica' (the 'Cnidian Aphrodite') in the Capitoline, after the Antique

Date: 17.3.1774

Medium: Pencil and charcoal on paper.

Object Type:	Drawing
Dimensions:	Support: 489 × 343 mm (19 1/4 × 13 1/2 in.)
Description:	Study of ‘Venus Pudica’ in Capitoline (the ‘Cnidian Aphrodite’) after the Antique, 17th March 1774
Inscriptions:	Inscribed on recto, below right-hand figure (handwritten in pencil): 'Capl Rome March 17th - 74', and to top right (handwritten in ink): '46'.
Provenance:	...; with William Bemrose in 1883; by descent to his son, Charles Lloyd Bemrose, by whom donated to Derby Museums in 1914.
Viewing Status:	Contact Us
Item Ref:	1914-517/16