Joseph Wright
1734-1797
Cascade at Rydal
ca. 1795
11 13/16 x 18 7/8 inches (301 x 479 mm)
Pencil on paper.
2009.416
Bequest of Gordon N. Ray, 1987.
Notes
Title from pencil inscription at upper right.
The finished painting of the same subject, entitled "Rydal waterfall" and signed and dated 1795 by the artist, is in the collection of the Derby Museum & Art Gallery. Cf. B. Nicolson. Joseph Wright of Derby : painter of light. New York : Pantheon Books, 1968, v. 1 p. 93, 94, 267 & v. 2 plate 352.
The finished painting of the same subject, entitled "Rydal waterfall" and signed and dated 1795 by the artist, is in the collection of the Derby Museum & Art Gallery. Cf. B. Nicolson. Joseph Wright of Derby : painter of light. New York : Pantheon Books, 1968, v. 1 p. 93, 94, 267 & v. 2 plate 352.
Inscriptions/Markings
Caption title at upper right reads: Cascade at Rydall [sic]; various portions of the sketch initialed by the artist: dk, gr, suns, etc.
Summary
Sketch of a bridge and waterfall in the garden of Sir Michael Fleming's estate, Rydal Hall, near Ambleside.
Associated names
Wright, Joseph, 1734-1797. Rydal waterfall.
Ray, Gordon Norton, 1915-1986, former owner.
Ray, Gordon Norton, 1915-1986, former owner.
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Century Drawings
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