Drawing of a standing female figure, identified as a study of a cast of an Hellenistic sculpture known as 'Juno'. Inscribed upper right (handwritten in ink): '85', and to lower left (handwritten in pencil: 'NB The Girdle / under ye Breasts / to be a little higher', and to lower right: 'French Acady. 31st March / 1775'. Also inscribed along pedestal (handwritten in ink): 'Juno'. Made by Joseph Wright of Derby (1734 - 1797), 1775. Pen and ink over pencil on laid paper. Displayed in a cream window mount.

Exhibitions:

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.
Juno (Content)

Study of 'Juno', after the Antique

Date: 31.03.1775

Medium: Pen and ink over pencil on laid paper.

Object Type:	Drawing
Dimensions:	Support: 578 × 359 mm (22 3/4 × 14 1/8 in.)
Inscriptions:	Inscribed upper right (handwritten in ink): '85', and to lower left (handwritten in pencil: 'NB The Girdle / under ye Breasts / to be a little higher', and to lower right: 'French Acady. 31st March / 1775'. Also inscribed along pedestal (handwritten in ink): 'Juno'.
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:	1914-517/84