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Joseph Wright
1734-1797
Sketch of Rydal waterfall
ca. 1795
Pencil on paper.
11 1/16 x 13 3/8 inches (281 x 339 mm)
Bequest of Gordon N. Ray, 1987.
2009.414
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.
Inscription:
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.
Provenance:
From the library of Gordon N. Ray (accessioned retrospectively).
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.
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