Exhibitions:

Title: Paintings by Joseph Wright, A.R.A., commonly called "Wright of Derby", together with some Original Drawings, and a Complete Collection of Prints after his Works
Venue: Derby Corporation Art Gallery
Dates: from 16/04/1883 to 16/04/1883
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.
Capitoline Museums (Association)

Study of the 'Capitoline Venus', after the Antique

Date: 22.3.1774

Medium: Pencil and charcoal on laid paper.

Object Type:	Drawing
Dimensions:	Support: 540 × 311 mm (21 1/4 × 12 1/4 in.)
Description:	This drawing is one of three studies of the 'Capitoline Venus' (see DBYMU 1914-517/16 for a sheet contining two studies) made by Wright whilst in Rome. The sculpture is a Roman copy of an Hellenistic sculpture by Praxiteles known as Aphrodite of Knidos. These are of a type called Venus Pudica (modest Venus), owing to the figure's attempt to cover her nakedness with her hands. The 'Capitoline Venus' is named for her locaton in the collection of the Capitoline Museums. [LB: 2024]
Inscriptions:	Inscribed on recto, to upper right (handwritten in pencil): 'Capl - Rome March 22 - 74' and below that (handwritten in ink): '41'.
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:	1914-517/39