Portrait of a woman, called Mary Hurt; half-length, turned slightly to the right, eyes facing forward. She is seated beside a highly polished dark wood table upon which is an open, upturned book. She holds a small silver and tortoiseshell box in her hand into which her fingers reach as though to remove something from it. To the right-hand corner is an ochre yellow, silk drape. She wears a satin, ochre yellow gown with a back lace-trimmed cape over her shoulders. A sheer white kerchief is secured at her breast by a bow. Her hair is light grey and partly covered by an elaborate white cap decorated with pleats and a bow. A sheer white scarf is wrapped around this cap and tied beneath her chin. Painted by Joseph Wright of Derby (1734 - 1797). Oil on canvas in gilded frame.

Publications

  • Title: Joseph Wright of Derby
    Sub-Title: Painter of Light
    Volume: 1
    Published Place: London
    Published Year: 1968

Related People

  • Wright, Joseph (Artist)

    Display Date: British, 1734 - 1797

    Nationality: British

    Biography: British artist.

  • Hurt, Mary (Content)

Mary Hurt

Date: 1780

Medium: oil on canvas

Object Type:painting
Dimensions:Frame: 1463 x 1215 x 9 mm (57 5/8 x 47 13/16 x 3/8 in.) Support: 1270 x 1016 mm (50 x 40 in.)
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Item Ref:2013-60/2
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