Portrait of a woman, called Ann Borrow; half-length, turned slightly to the left, wearing a white silk gown, tied at the waist with a blue sash, and a blue open gown over the top. She wears a string of pearls at her neck and her hair is up and dressed with a dark blue ribbon. She sits on a red velvet sofa. The wall behind her is plain, save for a pilaster to her right. Painted by Joseph Wright of Derby (1734 - 1797). Oil on canvas in gilded frame. Unglazed.

Exhibitions:

  • 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

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
  • Title: Joseph Wright of Derby: Painter of Light
    Sub-Title: Volume 1
    Volume: 1
    Published Place: London
    Copyright: Benedict Nicolson, 1968
    Published Year: 1968

Related People

  • Ann Borrow (Content)

    Display Date: British, died 1799

    Nationality: British

    Biography: Born c.1721. Daughter of John Alt, Esq., of Loughborough. Married Thomas Borrow of Castlefields , Derby (1710-1786), on 18th April 1757 at All Saints Church, Loughborough. Had issue: Thomas Borrow, later known as Borough (baptised 1759 at St Peter's Church, Derby), and Anna Honora (baptised 1761 at St Peter's Derby, died 1773). Ann was named the sole executrix of her husband's will and inherited the entirety of his real and personal estate. Ann died in 1799 and was buried at St Lawrence Church at Gotham in Nottinghamshire where her son erected a memorial tablet to her.

  • Joseph Wright of Derby (Artist)

    Display Date: British, 1734 - 1797

    Nationality: British

    Biography: Artist.

Ann Borrow

Date: 1762-1763

Medium: Oil on canvas

Object Type:Painting
Dimensions:Frame: 1454 × 1200 × 68 mm (57 1/4 × 47 1/4 × 2 11/16 in.) Support: 1270 × 1016 mm (50 × 40 in.)
Description:Ann (1721 – 1799) was the daughter and heiress of the wealthy Leicestershire landowner, John Alt, and his wife Ann. In 1757, she married Thomas Borrow, and together they made their home at Castlefields House, on the outskirts of Derby. Joseph Wright painted her portrait, along with that of her husband, a few years later.
Provenance:Listed in Wright's Account Book as 'Mrs. Borrow 12.12.0' among pictures of c.1762-65 (page 6v), entry crossed through and listed again (among the same pictures) as 'Mr. and Mrs. Borrow half L., £25.4.'; by descent through the Borrow (later Borough) family of Chetwynd Park, Salop; bequeathed to Derby Museums by Colonel John G. Burton Borough in 1961.
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Item Ref:1961-508/3
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