Study of a woman, called Jane Cust, head and torso only, her body facing forwards, her head inclined slightly to the left. Her face is lightly sketched, the majority of the focus of the drawing being on her elaborate dress. She wears a low cut bodice decorated with strings of pearls, her sleeves puffed at the shoulders and decorated with pearls. She wears a lace choker at her neck and a gauze drape about her shoulders. Her hair is dressed with strings of pearls. Brown staining to lower left. 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: Wallis, Jane
    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.
    Author: Wallis, Jane
    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

  • Jane Cust (Content)

    Display Date: British, 1725 - 1791

    Nationality: British

Recto: Study of Jane Evelyn (nee Cust), after Thomas Hudson

Date: c. 1756

Medium: black and white chalk on blue paper

Object Type:drawing
Dimensions:Support: 279 × 229 mm (11 × 9 in.)
Description:Study after Thomas Hudson's portrait of Jane Evelyn, nee Cust (1725-1791) (NT, Belton House, Lincolnshire). Identified by Leger Galleries during their early cataloguing of the work (1996). The portrait of Jane Cust was paid for in 1756 according to the NPG artist box card for this work. Appears to have been used by Wright as the basis for his portrait of a woman, possibly Elizabeth Pigot, c. 1760 (private collection? sold by John Moran Auctioneers, California, 10 March 2019, lot 144 (LB, 2022).
Provenance:Purchased from David Posnett, Leger Galleries Ltd., 1996.
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Item Ref:1996-1/34A
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