Drawing of a landscape featuring what appears to be a limstone tor. Inscribed on the verso (handwritten in ink): 'T G 1798'. Made by Joseph Wright of Derby (1734 - 1797), c.1783-1787. Ink washes 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.

Landscape Study, Limestone Tor, Derwent Valley

Date: c. 1783-1787

Medium: Ink washes over pencil on laid paper.

Object Type:	Drawing
Dimensions:	Support: 311 × 483 mm (12 1/4 × 19 in.)
Inscriptions:	Inscribed on the verso (handwritten in ink): 'T G 1798'.
Provenance:	?With Wright's executor, John Holland of Ford Hall, Derbyshire, by whom given to Reverend Thomas Gisborne of Yoxall Lodge, Staffordshire, in 1798; thence by descent to the Hon. Mrs Emily Wingfield Gisborne (later the Hon. Emily Wingfield Griffiths) of Yoxall Lodge, by whom sold Winterton & Sons of Lichfield, 7-9 September 1921; purchased by E. Crosland of Derby, from whom purchased by Derby Museums in 1921.
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Item Ref:	1921-837/5