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: 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.

Recto: Study of 'The Barberini Faun', after the Antique

Date: 23.3.1775

Medium: Pen and Ink on paper.

Object Type:	Drawing
Dimensions:	Support: 533 × 362 mm (21 × 14 1/4 in.)
Description:	Wright made at least three studies of this subject, of which this drawing was the last. See DBYMU 1914-517/32 and 1914-517/40 for the other two. All three drawings take a slightly different angle/viewpoint on the sculpture. [LB: 2024]
Inscriptions:	Inscribed on recto, lower right (handwritten in ink): 'Rome / P: Barbarini / March 23d. 1775'.
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:	1914-517/22A