Drawing of a male figure lying down, identified as 'The Dead Asiatic', an Antique sculpture. Inscribed on recto, lower left of centre (handwritten in ink): 'Lungara Oct. 2d. 1774' and to top left (handwritten in ink): '95'. Made by Joseph Wright of Derby (1734-1797), 1774. Pen and ink over pencil on off-white laid paper. Displayed in a cream window mount.

Exhibitions:

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: 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.

Study of 'The Dead Asiatic', after the Antique

Date: 2.10.1774

Medium: Pen and ink over pencil on off-white laid paper.

Object Type:	Drawing
Dimensions:	Support: 359 × 530 mm (14 1/8 × 20 7/8 in.)
Description:	'The Dead Asiatic' is a sculpture at the via della Lungara, in Trastevere, at the Palazzo Corsini or the Farnesina in Rome. Wright had studied the sculpture the day before he made this sketch (see DBYMU 1914-517/20), but focused instead on a view of the figure from the head.
Inscriptions:	Inscribed on recto, lower left of centre (handwritten in ink): 'Lungara Oct. 2d. 1774' and to top left (handwritten in ink): '95'.
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:	1914-517/17