Portrait study of a man, head and shoulders only, facing slightly to the right, identified as a study of a portrait of Sir Watkin Williams Wynn, after a mezzotint engraving by John Faber Junior, after a painting by Thomas Hudson. He wears a white neckcloth, decorated waistcoat, and coat. His shoulder-length hair (probably a wig) is curled. Inscribed on the verso, above the foot (handwritten in black chalk): 'Jos. Wright fecit [illegible] 31st 1751 / Sr. Watkin Williams Wynn'. On the verso is a study of a foot, after the Antique. Made by Joseph Wright of Derby (1734 - 1797), after John Faber Junior (died 1756), after Thomas Hudson (1701-1779), 1751. Black and white chalk on blue paper, in 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.

  • John Faber Junior (After)

    Display Date: Dutch, died 1756

    Nationality: Dutch

    Biography: Engraver; painter of portrait miniatures.

  • Thomas Hudson (After)

    Display Date: British, 1701 - 1779

    Nationality: British

  • Sir Watkin Williams Wynn, 3rd Baronet (Content)

    Display Date: British-Welsh, 1692 - 1749

    Nationality: British-Welsh

    Biography: Politician; landowner; Jacobite (implicated in the Jacobite Rising of 1745).

Recto: Study of a Portrait of Sir Watkin Williams Wynn, after John Faber Junior, after Thomas Hudson

Date: 1751

Medium: Black and white chalk on blue paper.

Object Type:Drawing
Dimensions:Support: 391 × 302 mm (15 3/8 × 11 7/8 in.)
Inscriptions:Inscribed on the verso, above the foot (handwritten in black chalk): 'Jos. Wright fecit [illegible] 31st 1751 / Sr. Watkin Williams Wynn'.
Provenance:…; with the Stafford family; with Agnew’s in 1991 and 1992; bought by Leger Galleries(?), from whom purchased by Derby Museums in 1995.
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Item Ref:1996-1/95A
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