Drawing of a nude male figure dancing and playing the cymbals and kroupezion (foot castinet), identified as the 'Dancing Faun (or Satyr)', after a cast from the Antique sculpture at the Uffizi Gallery, Florence. Inscribed on recto, along pedestal base (handwritten in pencil): 'Fr Academy April 15 - 74' and to top right (handwritten in ink): '37'. Made by Joseph Wright of Derby (1734-1797), 1774. Pencil on paper. Displayed in a cream window mount.

Exhibitions:

  • 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: 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.

  • French Academy in Rome (Association)

Study of the 'Dancing Faun (or Satyr)', after the Antique

Date: 15.4.1774

Medium: Pencil on paper.

Object Type:Drawing
Dimensions:Support: 514 × 308 mm (20 1/4 × 12 1/8 in.)
Inscriptions:Inscribed on recto, along pedestal base (handwritten in pencil): 'Fr Academy April 15 - 74' and to top right (handwritten in ink): '37'.
Provenance:...; William Bemrose of Derby; by descent to his son, Charles Lloyd Bemrose, by whom donated to Derby Museums in 1914.
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Item Ref:1914-517/25
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