Joseph Wright
1734-1797
Sketch of Rydal waterfall
ca. 1795
11 1/16 x 13 3/8 inches (281 x 339 mm)
Pencil on paper.
2009.414
Bequest of Gordon N. Ray, 1987.
Notes
Title from pencil inscription at head of sheet.
The finished painting of the same subject, entitled "Rydal waterfall," in the possession of the Derby Museum & Art Gallery, is signed and dated 1795 by the artist. 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," in the possession of the Derby Museum & Art Gallery, is signed and dated 1795 by the artist. 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
Numbered at upper left, "No. 77"; caption title at head of sheet reads: Ambleside at Sr. Mic la Flemings; various portions of the sketch labelled by the artist: reflection, light, white light, green moss.
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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