1979.14: Grotto on the Italian Coast

Identification and Creation

Object Number

1979.14

People

Follower of Joseph Wright of Derby, British (Derby, England 1734 - 1797 Derby, England)
Previously attributed to Joseph Wright of Derby, British (Derby, England 1734 - 1797 Derby, England)

Title

Grotto on the Italian Coast

Classification

Paintings

Work Type

painting

Date

18th century

Culture

British

Persistent Link

https://hvrd.art/o/227653

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Oil on canvas

Dimensions

49.7 x 61.5 cm (19 9/16 x 24 3/16 in.)
frame: 63 x 74.8 x 8.1 cm (24 13/16 x 29 7/16 x 3 3/16 in.)

Inscriptions and Marks

• Signed: l.r.: JW
• inscription: on back of frame, in graphite: Gibbs 98
• label: on back of frame: Frances Hofer
• inscription: on back of frame, in black felt-tip: FLH-573
• inscription: on back of frame, handwritten in blue ball-point: by Jos. Wright (of Derby), 18th English for FLH / bot of Chris. Gibbs London 3 / [ ] mudd incl. air frt. etc.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line

Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Bequest of Frances L. Hofer

Accession Year

1979

Object Number

1979.14

Division

European and American Art

Contact

am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu

Permissions

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Publication History

• Edgar Peters Bowron, European Paintings Before 1900 in the Fogg Art Museum: A Summary Catalogue including Paintings in the Busch-Reisinger Museum, Harvard University Art Museums (Cambridge, MA, 1990)

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