Drawing of a figure leaning against a block. Faintly drawn. Inscribed on recto of this sheet, to lower left (handwritten in pencil): 'Wright of Derby'. Made by Joseph Wright of Derby (1734-1797), c.1774. Pencil on paper. Displayed in a cream window mount.

Exhibitions:

  • Title: Joseph Wright of Derby, 1734-1797: Bicentenary Exhibition
    Venue: Derby Museum and Art Gallery
    Dates: from 21/06/1997 to 28/09/1997

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  • Joseph Wright of Derby (Artist)

    Display Date: British, 1734 - 1797

    Nationality: British

    Biography: Artist.

Verso: Study of a Figure

Date: c. 1774

Medium: Pencil on paper.

Object Type:Drawing
Dimensions:Support: 543 × 340 mm (21 3/8 × 13 3/8 in.)
Description:Note similarity of this figure to those recorded in Wright's Roman sketchbook (British Museum collection). Inscription 'Wright of Derby' likely to have been written by William Bemrose. See DBYMU 1914-517/22B for another example. [LB: 2024]
Inscriptions:Inscribed on recto of this sheet, to lower left (handwritten in pencil): 'Wright of Derby'.
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:1914-517/26B
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