Public Catalogue Foundation, 2008
Public Catalogue Foundation, 2008
Public Catalogue Foundation, 2008

Exhibitions:

  • Title: Pictures by Joseph Wright
    Dates: from 17/07/1950 to 27/07/1950
  • 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

Publications

  • Title: Hogarth's Britons
    Published Place: London
    Published Year: 2023
  • Title: Joseph Wright of Derby
    Sub-Title: Painter of Light
    Volume: 1
    Published Place: London
    Published Year: 1968
  • 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.
    Published Place: Derby
    Published Year: 1997

Related People

  • Wright, Joseph (Artist)

    Display Date: British, 1734 - 1797

    Nationality: British

    Biography: British artist.

  • Samuel Ward (Content)

    Display Date: 1732 - 1820

  • Prince Charles Edward Stuart (Association)

    Display Date: British, 1720 - 1788

    Nationality: British

    Biography: Known as the "Young Pretender" and "Bonnie Prince Charlie", Stuart claimant to the British throne, son of James Francis Edward Stuart, the Old Pretender. Led the Jacobite Rebellion, landing in Scotland in July 1745 and, having raised an army of more than 5000 armed men, reaching as far south as Derby on 4 December before retreating northwards; his forces defeated at Culloden (16 April 1746) by the army of William, Duke of Cumberland.

Samuel Ward

Date: 1782

Medium: oil on canvas

Object Type:painting
Dimensions:Frame: 940 x 820 x 50 mm (37 x 32 5/16 x 1 15/16 in.) Support: 762 x 635 mm (30 x 25 in.)
Provenance:Mrs Samuel Ward, wife of a descendant of the sitter; by whom bequeathed to Derby Museums in 1947.
Viewing Status:On Display
Item Ref:1947-66
Item Ref:1947-66