Title: Paintings by Joseph Wright, A.R.A., commonly called "Wright of Derby", together with some Original Drawings, and a Complete Collection of Prints after his Works
Venue: Derby Corporation Art Gallery
Dates: from 22/07/1883 to 22/07/1883
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: Joseph Wright of Derby, 1734-1797: An Exhibition of Paintings and Drawings Arranged by the Arts Council
Venue: Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool
Dates: from to
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
Title: The Art of Industry: From Joseph Wright to the 21st Century
Venue: Derby Museum and Art Gallery
Dates: from 24/03/2018 to 17/06/2018
Title: Joseph Wright of Derby: Life on Paper
Venue: Derby Museum and Art Gallery
Dates: from 23/05/2025 to 07/09/2025

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: Joseph Wright of Derby: Painter of Light
Sub-Title: Volume 1
Volume: 1
Author: Benedict Nicolson
Published Place: London
Copyright: Benedict Nicolson, 1968
Published Year: 1968
Title: Joseph Wright's Early Subject Pictures
Volume: 96
Author: Benedict Nicolson
Journal: The Burlington Magazine
Published Year: 1954

Joseph Wright of Derby (Artist)
Display Date: British, 1734 - 1797
Nationality: British
Biography: Artist.

Study for 'An Iron Forge'

Date: 1772

Medium: Pen and ink and ink wash, over pencil, heightened with white on paper.

Object Type:	Drawing
Dimensions:	Support: 324 × 521 mm (12 3/4 × 20 1/2 in.)
Inscriptions:	Inscribed on recto, along the bottom of the sheet (handwritten in ink): 'Original Study for the Iron Forge / J. Wright 1772'. Possibly by a later hand.
Provenance:	...; with William Bemrose of Derby in 1883; by descent to his son, Charles Lloyd Bemrose, by whom donated to Derby Museums in 1914.
Viewing Status:	Contact Us
Item Ref:	1914-517/56