Drawing of architectural ruins, through an overgrown archway. Sunlight casts shadows where ivy cascades through and above the ruinous archway. Inscribed on recto, to top right (handwritten in pencil): '21'. Made by Joseph Wright of Derby (1734-1797), c.1774-1775. Pen and ink and grey wash over pencil on paper. Displayed in a cream window mount.

Exhibitions:

  • 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: 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: Wright of Derby
    Venue: Tate Gallery, London
    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: Wright in Italy. Joseph Wright of Derby's Visit Abroad, 1773-5
    Venue: Fraser, David
    Dates: from 08/08/1987 to 20/09/1987
  • Title: Joseph Wright of Derby, 1734-1797: Bicentenary Exhibition
    Venue: Wallis, Jane
    Dates: from 21/06/1997 to 28/09/1997
  • Title: A Sentimental Journey: Joseph Wright in Italy, 1773-1775
    Venue: Pickford's House Museum, Derby
    Dates: from 01/06/2010 to 05/09/2010
  • Title: Joseph Wright of Derby: Life on Paper
    Venue: Derby Museum and Art Gallery
    Dates: from 23/05/2025 to 07/09/2025

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
  • 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: Wright in Italy
    Sub-Title: Joseph Wright of Derby's Visit Abroad, 1773-5
    Author: Fraser, David
    Published Place: Sudbury
    Published Year: 1987

Related People

  • Joseph Wright of Derby (Artist)

    Display Date: British, 1734 - 1797

    Nationality: British

    Biography: Artist.

View through an Archway, Rome

Date: c. 1774-1775

Medium: Pen and ink and grey wash over pencil on paper.

Object Type:Drawing
Dimensions:Support: 543 × 362 mm (21 3/8 × 14 1/4 in.)
Inscriptions:Inscribed on recto, to top right (handwritten in pencil): '21'.
Provenance:...; William Bemrose of Derby; by descent to his son, Charles Lloyd Bemrose, by whom donated to Derby Museums in 1914.
Viewing Status:Contact Us
Item Ref:1914-517/59