Drawing of a nude male figure, standing, identified as the sculpture known as the 'Apollo Belvedere'. He is seen from the front, his head turning to the right, his left hand raised and holding a baton or sword grip. He wears a strap across his chest and cloak draped around his shoulders. Inscribed on recto, to upper left (handwritten in ink): 'Apollo Belevdere / J. Wright Rome 1774' and to lower right (handwritten in ink): '9'. A rectangular piece has been cut from the sheet at the lower left corner. shape Made by Joseph Wright of Derby (1734 - 1797),1774. Pen and ink over pencil on laid paper washed grey-blue. 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 'The Apollo Belvedere', after the Antique

Date: 1774

Medium: Pen and ink over pencil on laid paper washed grey-blue.

Object Type:	Drawing
Dimensions:	Support: 787 × 508 mm (31 × 20 in.)
Description:	The sculpture from which this drawing was made is in the Pio Clementino Museum at the Vatican. The Musei Vaticani website states: 'The work has been dated to mid-way through the 2nd century A.D. and is considered to be a copy of an original bronze statue of 330-320 B.C. by Leochares, one of the artists who worked on the Mausoleum at Halicarnassus.' [LB: 2024]
Inscriptions:	Inscribed on recto, to upper left (handwritten in ink): 'Apollo Belevdere / J. Wright Rome 1774' and to lower right (handwritten in ink): '9'.
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:	1914-517/33