Drawing of a variety of different figures, after the Antique. From left to right: a female figure in a headdress holding a disk-shaped object in her right hand and a baton in her left hand; a female figure wearing a helmet and holding a shield; a female figure in profile, to the waist; a nude male figure, to waist, with a winged putto on his shoulder; a winged putto on the back of a fish; an infant or putto playing pipes. Inscribed on recto, to lower left (handwritten in ink): 'Capitol May 3d 74'. Made by Joseph Wright of Derby (1734 - 1797). Pen and ink over pencil on paper toned brown. Displayed in a cream window mount.

Exhibitions:

  • 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

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 Goddesses and Cupids, after the Antique

Date: 3.5.1774

Medium: Pen and ink over pencil on paper toned brown.

Object Type:Drawing
Dimensions:Support: 432 × 575 mm (17 × 22 5/8 in.)
Description:Jane Wallis identified the second figure from the left as Athena, from a statuette of the late 4th century Hellonistic period in The Capitoline. See: Jones, H. Stuart. 'A Catalogue of the ancient Sculptures preserved in the Municipal Collections of Rome' (Oxford, 1912), plate 77. [JW: 1996] The third figure from the left, seen in profile, appears to be a study of the first figure, from a different angle. [LB: 2024]
Inscriptions:Inscribed on recto, to lower left (handwritten in ink): 'Capitol May 3d 74'.
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:1914-517/31
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