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: Drawings by Joseph Wright of Derby
Venue: Derby Museum and Art Gallery
Dates: from 31/03/1990 to 22/04/1990
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

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

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

Study of a Fragment of the Ara Pacis Augusta

Date: 1774

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

Object Type:	drawing
Dimensions:	Support: 384 × 337 mm (15 1/8 × 13 1/4 in.)
Inscriptions:	Inscribed to top right (handwritten in pencil): 'J.W. Rome - 74' and beneath that (handwritten in ink) '12'.
Provenance:	...; sale of John Leigh Philips, Manchester 1814; ...; Christie's sale on 8 June 1976 (lot 11), from which purchased by Derby Museums in 1976.
Viewing Status:	Contact Us
Item Ref:	1976-443