Date: 1780
Medium: Oil on canvas.
Nationality: British
Biography: Daughter of Thomas Gell of Gatehouse, Wirksworth, an apothcary. Married Francis Hurt on 17 August 1751. Their four surviving children were: Francis (became High Sheriff of Derbyshire in 1777 and married Elizabeth Shuttleworth), Charles (an industrialist who married Susannah Arkwright), Catherine (married Reverend George Holcombe), and Cassandra (married Philip Gell). Mary died on 6 March 1801. Source: Egerton, 'Wright of Derby', p.204.
Display Date: British, 1734 - 1797
Nationality: British
Biography: Artist.
Date: 1780
Medium: Oil on canvas.
| Object Type: | Painting |
| Dimensions: | Frame: 1463 × 1215 × 9 mm (57 5/8 × 47 13/16 × 3/8 in.) Support: 1270 × 1016 mm (50 × 40 in.) |
| Provenance: | Listed in Wright's Account Book as 'Mr & Mrs Hurt £42'; commissioned by the sitter's husband, Francis Hurt; thence by descent to the last owner, from whom purchased by Derby Museums in 2013. |
| Viewing Status: | Contact Us |
| Item Ref: | 2013-60/2 |