Title: Joseph Wright of Derby: An Exhibition to Commemorate the Centenary of Derby Museums and Art Gallery
Venue: Derby Museum and Art Gallery
Dates: from 21/04/1979 to 21/07/1979
Title: Wright in Italy. Joseph Wright of Derby's Visit Abroad, 1773-5
Venue: Fraser, David
Dates: from 08/08/1987 to 20/09/1987
Title: Joseph Wright of Derby, 1734-1797: Bicentenary Exhibition
Venue: Derby Museum and Art Gallery
Dates: from 21/06/1997 to 28/09/1997

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

Joseph Wright of Derby (Artist)
Display Date: British, 1734 - 1797
Nationality: British
Biography: Artist.

Study of the 'Barberini Faun', after the Antique

Date: 22.3.1775

Medium: Pen and ink over pencil on laid paper.

Object Type:	Drawing
Dimensions:	Support: 521 × 352 mm (20 1/2 × 13 7/8 in.)
Description:	This drawing is the second of the three studies of the 'Barberini Faun' that Wright made whilst in Rome in 1775 (see DBYMU 1914-517/22A and DBYMU 1914-517/32). The original sculpture is now at the Glyptothek in Munich. There is some debate over whether it is an Hellensitic sculpture or a Roman copy. [LB: 2024]
Inscriptions:	Inscribed on recto, to lower left (handwritten in ink): 'Rome / Barbarini [sic] Pal. / March 22d.' and to upper right (handwritten in ink): '100'.
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:	1914-517/40