Study of a woman, called Mrs Allanson, after a portrait by Thomas Hudson; head and torso only, facing left, in a feigned oval, wearing Van Dyck dress. Her hair tied back, wearing a lace choker around her neck, her dress decorated with bows to her sleeves and bodice front, her sleeves slashed and a lace trim/collar to her bodice. A square cut out of the top left corner of the sheet. Made by Joseph Wright of Derby (1734 - 1797). Black and white chalk on blue paper, in 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.
Thomas Hudson (After)
Display Date: British, 1701 - 1779
Nationality: British
Mrs Allanson (Content)

Recto: Study of Mrs Allanson, after Thomas Hudson

Date: c. 1755

Medium: black and white chalk on blue paper

Object Type:	drawing
Dimensions:	Support: 343 × 273 mm (13 1/2 × 10 3/4 in.)
Description:	In their early cataloguing notes for this study, Leger Galleries (1996) identified its source as Thomas Hudson's portrait of Mrs Allanson, c.1755 (private collection, USA), and Wright's resuse of the composition and dress for his portrait of Ann Bateman, 1755 (private collection, UK; illustrated Benedict Nicholson (1968): pl.178 and Egerton (1990), cat.2).
Provenance:	Purchased from David Posnett, Leger Galleries Ltd., 1996.
Viewing Status:	Contact Us
Item Ref:	1996-1/38A