engraving after Joseph Wright; 'An Academy by Lamplight'

Exhibitions:

Title: Wright of Derby
Venue: Tate Gallery
Dates: from 16/04/1990 to 16/04/1990
Title: Joseph Wright of Derby in Liverpool
Venue: Walker Art Gallery
Dates: from 17/11/2007 to 24/02/2008
Title: Wright of Derby: From the Shadows
Venue: National Gallery
Dates: from 07/11/2025 to 01/11/2026

Publications

Title: Wright of Derby
Published Place: London
Copyright: The Tate Gallery
Published Year: 1990

Related People

Joseph Wright of Derby (Artist)
Display Date: British, 1734 - 1797
Nationality: British
Biography: Artist.
William Pether (Artist)
Display Date: 1738 - 1821

An Academy by Lamplight

Date: 1772

Medium: Mezzotint.

Object Type:	Print
Dimensions:	Support: 589 × 464 mm (23 3/16 × 18 1/4 in.)
Description:	According to Clayton's catalogue, this is a First State impression.
Inscriptions:	Recto, along lower edge of image, from left to right: ‘Jos. Wright Pinxt. / Published by W. Pether Feb [date illegible] 1772 / W. Pether Fecit’.
Provenance:	...; Reverend Edward Lloyd Simpson, by whom donated to Derby Museums in 1939.
Viewing Status:	Contact Us
Item Ref:	1939-859/16