Painting of three male figures, breaking into a lamp lit tomb, by night. The figure to the left, a nobleman called Miravan, is richly dressed, and turns away in horror as one of his companions points to a Persian inscription on the tomb slab. Through a doorway on the far left hand side of the canvas, two further male figures peer in. Inscribed in the lower right hand corner along the edge of a stone slab 'I. WRIGHT Pxt. / 1772'. Painted by Joseph Wright of Derby (1734 - 1797). Oil on canvas in gilded frame.
Painting of three male figures, breaking into a lamp lit tomb, by night. The figure to the left, a nobleman called Miravan, is richly dressed, and turns away in horror as one of his companions points to a Persian inscription on the tomb slab. Through a doorway on the far left hand side of the canvas, two further male figures peer in. Inscribed in the lower right hand corner along the edge of a stone slab 'I. WRIGHT Pxt. / 1772'. Painted by Joseph Wright of Derby (1734 - 1797). Oil on canvas in gilded frame.
Painting of three male figures, breaking into a lamp lit tomb, by night. The figure to the left, a nobleman called Miravan, is richly dressed, and turns away in horror as one of his companions points to a Persian inscription on the tomb slab. Through a doorway on the far left hand side of the canvas, two further male figures peer in. Inscribed in the lower right hand corner along the edge of a stone slab 'I. WRIGHT Pxt. / 1772'. Painted by Joseph Wright of Derby (1734 - 1797). Oil on canvas in gilded frame.

Exhibitions:

  • Title: Joseph Wright of Derby, 1734 - 1797
    Venue: Derby Museum and Art Gallery
    Dates: from 04/10/1947 to 29/10/1947
  • Title: Pictures by Joseph Wright
    Dates: from 17/07/1950 to 27/07/1950
  • Title: Joseph Wright of Derby
    Venue: WALKERARTGALLERY
    Dates: from 11/04/1958 to 18/05/1958
  • Title: Joseph Wright of Derby
    Dates: from 31/05/1958 to 21/06/1958
  • Title: Joseph Wright of Derby
    Venue: Norwich Castle Museum
    Dates: from 03/01/1959 to 01/02/1959
  • Title: Joseph Wright of Derby
    Dates: from 21/04/1979 to 21/07/1979
  • Title: Wright of Derby
    Dates: from 07/02/1990 to 22/04/1990
  • Title: Wright of Derby
    Dates: from 17/05/1990 to 23/07/1990
  • Title: Wright of Derby
    Dates: from 06/09/1990 to 02/12/1990

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.

An History, Miravan, a young Nobleman of Ingria, Breaking Open the Tomb of his Ancestors in Search of Wealth

Date: 1772

Medium: oil on canvas

Object Type:painting
Dimensions:Frame: 1554 x 1315 x 98 mm (61 3/16 x 51 3/4 x 3 7/8 in.) Support: 1270 x 1016 mm (50 x 40 in.)
Inscriptions:'I. WRIGHT Pxt. / 1772' recto, lower right (along the edge of a broken stone slab).
Provenance:Mr and Mrs A L Nicholson; by whom donated to Derby Museums in 1937.
Viewing Status:Contact Us
Item Ref:1937-657
Item Ref:1937-657
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