Drawing of a female figure, seated, identified as a study after the sculpture known as 'Nymph with a Shell'. The figure is viewed from the side and faces left. She is seated on a low plinth and handles a sea shell. She is dressed in a simple garment, which is tied at the waist and falls from her left shoulder. Her hair is braided around her head and knotted behind. Inscribed to the lower left of the sheet (handwritten in pencil) is Derby Museums' accession number. The sheet is creased across its centre and repairs to an historic tear along the fold line are visible. The item's Derby Museums accession number is handwritten in pencil in the lower left corner of the sheet. Made by Joseph Wright of Derby (1734 - 1797), c. 1769. Pencil on brown laid 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.

Verso: Study of 'Nymph with a Shell', after the Antique

Date: c. 1768-1769

Medium: Pencil on brown laid paper.

Object Type:Drawing
Dimensions:Support: 540 × 397 mm (21 1/4 × 15 5/8 in.)
Inscriptions:Inscribed to lower left (handwritten in pencil): 'DBYMU 1914-517/35B'.
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:1914-517/35B
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