
Lost and Found
Wright of Derby's View of Gibraltar
John Bonehill(Author)
Queen's University (Publisher)
Published on 8. March 2012
Book
Paperback/Softback
66 pages
978-1-55339-258-3 (ISBN)
Description
This title offers a fascinating look at the rediscovery of Derby's spectacular "View of Gibraltar". In 1785, British painter Joseph Wright of Derby (1734-1797) exhibited a large painting representing his country's defence of the Rock of Gibraltar against Spanish attack in 1782. A specialist in the use of chiaroscuro, Wright hoped this would be the pinnacle of his career, and although it was purchased for a substantial sum at the time, it subsequently slipped into obscurity. In 2001, the Agnes Etherington Art Centre acquired a painting representing the same theme which has since been the subject of intense debate: was this picture, now in poor condition, a copy of Wright's lost painting or the missing masterpiece itself? This publication presents the result of eight years' research by specialists in conservation and archival/documentary science authenticating the painting and returning it to its proper place in the canon of British 18th century art.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Ontario
Canada
Illustrations
40 colour illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 241 mm
Width: 216 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-55339-258-3 (9781553392583)
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Person
John Bonehill is a lecturer in the Faculty of Arts at the University of Glasgow.