Drawing of a man in profile, facing left, holding a staff. His head is uncovered and mostly bald. He wears a loose-fitting garment that appears to be tied at the waist with a sash. Another, faint outline of the same profile is visible to the left. Inscribed on recto, to lower left (handwritten in pencil): '2' (circled). Made by Joseph Wright of Derby (1734-1797), c.1774. Pencil and charcoal on paper. Displayed in a cream window mount.

Exhibitions:

  • 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.

Recto: Study of a Man in Profile

Date: c.1774

Medium: Pencil and charcoal on paper.

Object Type:Drawing
Dimensions:Support: 229 × 187 mm (9 × 7 3/8 in.)
Description:The costume of this man in profile holding a staff appears to link this drawing to Wright's other Italian studies c.1774. The drawing although sketched twice, however, appears to be a more posed studio sketch rather than an impression of a character seen fleetingly in a Rome street. Figures leaning on, or carrying staffs, feature in several of Wright's finished oil paintings. [Wallis, J. 'Joseph Wright of Derby' (1997), p.83.]
Inscriptions:Inscribed on recto, to lower left (handwritten in pencil): '2' (circled).
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:1914-517/70A
Browse Collection
Browse Collection