A catalogue of pictures painted by J. Wright, of Derby : and exhibited at Mr. Robins's Rooms, (late Langford's) No. 9, under the Great Piazza, Covent Garden.
Published / Created:
[London] : Printed by J. Barker, Russell-Court, Drury-Lane, 1785.
Physical Description:
8 pages ; 25 cm.
Holdings:
Rare Books and Manuscripts ND497.W75 A4 1785+ Copy 1 Oversize Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund
Rare Books and Manuscripts N8640 .N6+ v. 6 no. 5 Copy 2 Oversize Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Copyright Not Evaluated
Classification:
Books
Notes:
Wright was elected as an associate of the Royal Academy in 1781, but when his name came up for election as an RA in 1783, he was rejected and Edmund Garvey elected. As a response, Wright planned a one-man exhibition which featured 25 representative portraits and landscapes, including "View of Gibralter during the Destruction of the Spanish Floating Batteries, 13 September 1782."Burlington Magazine, volume 104, No. 708 (Mar., 1962), pages 113-117English short title catalogue, T30171BAC: British Art Center copy 1 is unbound and unstitched. Folded as issued.BAC: British Art Center copy 2 is not annotated. Number 5 of 53 auction catalogs bound together. The volume bound in contemporary half calf; with the armorial bookplate of Baron Northwick; signed in manuscript: William Upcott, London Institution, 1819.
Subject Terms:
Wright, Joseph, 1734–1797 -- Catalogs -- Early works to 1800. | Painting, British -- 18th century -- Catalogs -- Early works to 1800. | Exhibitions -- England -- London -- Catalogs -- Early works to 1800. | Robins (London, England) -- Catalogs -- Early works to 1800. | Barker, J. -- Printer. | Northwick, John Rushout, Baron, 1770–1859 -- Bookplate. | Upcott, William, 1779–1845 -- Autograph. | London Institution -- Ownership.