Drawing of a sculpture of a nude male figure, identified as the Belvedere Hermes, in the Museo Pio-Clementino (part of the Vatican Collections), Rome. The figure is almost full length and turns slightly to the left with his hips pushed forward. Both his right arm and left hand are missing. A piece of cloth is draped on his left shoulder and over his left forearm. The sheet of paper on which the figure is drawn is blue and includes pin holes along its top edge. There are losses to the bottom edge. Made by Joseph Wright of Derby (1734 - 1797), 1775. Pen and ink over pencil on blue 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

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.

  • Hermes (Content)

Study of the Belvedere Hermes, after the Antique

Date: 1775

Medium: Pen and ink over pencil on light blue paper.

Object Type:Drawing
Dimensions:Support: 549 × 340 mm (21 5/8 × 13 3/8 in.)
Description:Second of two studies of this figure identified as 'Hermes', or the 'Belvedere Hermes', in the Museo Pio-Clementino (part of the Vatican Collections), Rome. It is a Roman marble copy of a Greek original of Hermes). Another study by Wright of same figure is dated 16.5.1775 (see DBYMU 1914-517/42. In Wright's time, the sculpture was not known as Hermes, but rather as a Meleager, hero of the hunt for the Calydonian Boar.
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:1914-517/28
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