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
Title: Alexander and John Robert Cozens
Sub-Title: The Poetry of Landscape
Published Place: New Haven and London
Published Year: 1986

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

Landscape Study with Tree Stump

Date: c.1784-86

Medium: Pen and ink and ink wash on paper.

Object Type:	Drawing
Dimensions:	Support: 860 × 105 mm (33 7/8 × 4 1/8 in.)
Description:	Identified by Kim Sloan as being close to the style of Alexander Cozens of the 1760s. [see Sloan, K. 'Alexander and John Robert Cozens: The Poetry of Landscape', 1986, p.83.] This small study appears to owe much to Alexander Cozens - especially 'Sunlight breaking over a landscape' (British Museum Print Room ref 1867-10-12-19). A blasted tree stump is a recurring motif and can be seen in 'The Earthstopper', 1773 (plate 12) and the 'Italian Landscape View near Tivoli', c.1783-1786 (plate 20). [JW: 1997]
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:	1914-517/46