© Derby Museum and Art Gallery
An Earth Stopper on the Banks of the Derwent
Artist: Joseph Wright of Derby (1734 - 1797)
Location: Derby Museum and Art Gallery
Date: 1773
Materials: oil on canvas
Dimensions: 97 x 121 cm
Grant:
Amount Paid: £250 (Total: £500)
Vendor: Benedict Nicholson
Review number: 1788 (1955)
Provenance:
Philip, 2nd Earl of Hardwicke; by descent to the 5th Earl of Hardwicke, his sale Christie's, 1880; Christie's, 1950 , bought by ?Scully; Benedict Nicholson.
Description:
Depicts a man in a deep red jacket on the banks of the Derwent digging by moonlight filling up fox-holes, with a dog and a horse by his side. Reflects Wright's interest in 17th Century Dutch art rather than the English tradition. Inscribed 'J Wright P/1773' lower left.
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