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Portrait of Rev D'Ewes Coke, his wife Hannah, & Daniel Parker Coke, MP (© Derby Museum and Art Gallery)
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© Derby Museum and Art Gallery

Portrait of Rev D'Ewes Coke, his wife Hannah, & Daniel Parker Coke, MP

Artist: Joseph Wright of Derby (1734 - 1797)

Location: Derby Museum and Art Gallery

Date: circa 1780-1782

Materials: oil on canvas

Dimensions: 152 x 178 cm

Grant:

Amount Paid: £2,500 (Total: £5,000)

Vendor: R G S Coke

Review number: 2180 (1965)

Provenance:
R G S Coke Esq.

Description:
'Conversation piece', illustrating a discussion on the planning of the gardens at Brookhill where they had moved the previous year. Daniel Parker Coke was a distant cousin.

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