Drawing of a rocky landscape with a river. Traces of a figure fishing, sketched out in pencil, to bottom right. Made by Joseph Wright of Derby (1734-1797), date unknown. Ink wash over pencil on paper. Presented 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
  • Title: Alexander and John Robert Cozens
    Sub-Title: The Poetry of Landscape
    Published Place: New Haven and London
    Published Year: 1986

Related People

  • Joseph Wright of Derby (Artist)

    Display Date: British, 1734 - 1797

    Nationality: British

    Biography: Artist.

River Landscape with an Angler

Date: 1753-1797

Medium: Ink wash over pencil on paper.

Object Type:drawing
Dimensions:Support: 410 × 464 mm (16 1/8 × 18 1/4 in.)
Description:Pen and wash drawing of a river landscape with a lightly sketched angler, lower right. Kim Sloan notes that this drawing shares stylistic similarities with the work of Alexander Cozens in 1770s. See Sloan, K. 'Alexander and John Robert Cozens: The Poetry of Landscape', 1986, pp.83. [LB: 2024]
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Item Ref:1981-75
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