Painting of a woman standing beside a stone column supporting a small child. She is dressed in a white gown tied at the waist and her hair is piled high upon her head. Behind her is a drape and beyond, blue sky. Inscribed on the column plinth 'Purple and Straw'. Painted by Joseph Wright of Derby (1734 - 1797). Gouache and brown wash on paper.

Exhibitions:

Title: Joseph Wright of Derby
Dates: from 21/04/1979 to 21/07/1979
Title: Joseph Wright of Derby 1734-1797
Dates: from 21/06/1997 to 28/09/1997

Publications

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

Related People

Elizabeth Pole (Content)
Display Date: died 1832
Wright, Joseph (Artist)
Display Date: British, 1734 - 1797
Nationality: British
Biography: British artist.
Sacheverell Pole (Content)
Display Date: British, 1769 - 1813
Nationality: British

Study for a portrait of Elizabeth Pole and her son Sacheverell

Date: c. 1771

Medium: gouache and brown wash on paper

Object Type:	painting
Dimensions:	Support: 464 x 299 mm (18 1/4 x 11 3/4 in.)
Inscriptions:	'Purple and / Straw' recto, on plinth.
Provenance:	?possibly by descent through the artist's family (noted as being in the possession of Joseph Wright's great grand-daughter in a letter from Francis Galton to Charles Darwin, June 7, 1879); Purchased by Francis Galton; Galton Warwick sale, 1954; contained within a lot acquired by the National Portrait Gallery from this sale; ?gift to Derby Museums from the National Portrait Gallery in 1954.
Viewing Status:	On Display
Item Ref:	1954-249
Item Ref:	1954-249