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A Cottage in Needwood Forest

Joseph Wright of Derby, c. 1790

This picture was painted for Wright's regular patron John Milnes, a Wakefield cotton manufacturer. The scene is Needwood Forest, not far from Derby, which Wright visited when he stayed with his friend Thomas Gisborne. Wright's colleagues admired the sunshine effect in the work.

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Title of artwork, date

A Cottage in Needwood Forest, c. 1790

Date supported

1974

Medium and material

Oil on canvas

Dimensions

100 x 126 cm

Grant

3750

Total cost

14700

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