Drawing of a nocturnal townscape, illuminated by fire (or the light of fireworks?) with a plume of smoke rising. Inscribed to recto (position?): '1774 210 Rome June 4th 1774' and to top left: '[illegible number?]'. Made by Joseph Wright of Derby (1734 - 1797), 1774, pen with bistre wash on yellow toned paper.

Exhibitions:

  • Title: Pictures by Joseph Wright of Derby
    Venue: Graves Art Gallery, Sheffield
    Dates: from 17/07/1950 to 27/07/1950
  • Title: Joseph Wright of Derby
    Venue: Norwich Castle Museum
    Dates: from 03/01/1959 to 01/02/1959
  • Title: Wright of Derby
    Venue: Tate Gallery, London
    Dates: from to
  • Title: British Artists in Europe
    Venue: Whitworth Art Gallery, Manchester
    Dates: from 10/01/1973 to 17/02/1973
  • 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
  • Title: Wright in Italy. Joseph Wright of Derby's Visit Abroad, 1773-5
    Venue: Fraser, David
    Dates: from 08/08/1987 to 20/09/1987
  • Title: Joseph Wright of Derby, 1734-1797: Bicentenary Exhibition
    Venue: Wallis, Jane
    Dates: from 21/06/1997 to 28/09/1997
  • Title: A Sentimental Journey: Joseph Wright in Italy, 1773-1775
    Venue: Pickford's House Museum, Derby
    Dates: from 01/06/2010 to 05/09/2010
  • Title: Joseph Wright of Derby: Bath and Beyond
    Venue: Derby Museum and Art Gallery
    Dates: from 24/05/2014 to 31/08/2014

Publications

  • Title: Wright of Derby
    Author: Judy Egerton
    Published Place: London
    Copyright: The Tate Gallery
    Published Year: 1990
  • 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.
    Author: Wallis, Jane
    Published Place: Derby
    Published Year: 1997
  • Title: Wright in Italy
    Sub-Title: Joseph Wright of Derby's Visit Abroad, 1773-5
    Author: Fraser, David
    Published Place: Sudbury
    Published Year: 1987
  • Title: Joseph Wright of Derby: Painter of Light
    Sub-Title: Volume 2
    Volume: 2
    Author: Benedict Nicolson
    Published Place: New Haven and London
    Published Year: 1968

Related People

  • Joseph Wright of Derby (Artist)

    Display Date: British, 1734 - 1797

    Nationality: British

    Biography: Artist.

Fireworks (or Fire?) in Rome

Date: 04.06.1774

Medium: Pen with bistre wash on toned yellow paper.

Object Type:Drawing
Dimensions:Support: 279 × 419 mm (11 × 16 1/2 in.)
Inscriptions:Inscribed to recto (position?): '1774 210 Rome June 4th 1774' and to top left: '[illegible number?]'.
Provenance:...; Herbert Cheney Bemrose; donated to Derby Museums by Florence May Lousada, the widow of Herbert Cheney Bemrose, in 1954.
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Item Ref:1954-219/7
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