Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
William Pether, ca. 1738–1821, British

after Joseph Wright of Derby, 1734–1797, British, active in Italy (1773–75)
Title:
A Hermit
Date:
1770
Materials & Techniques:
Mezzotint, proof before title
Dimensions:
Sheet: 23 x 18 1/4in. (58.4 x 46.4cm)
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1977.14.14593
Classification:
Prints
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Currently On View:
Not on view
Exhibition History:
Joseph Wright of Derby in Liverpool (Yale Center for British Art, 2008-05-22 - 2008-08-30)

Art in Focus : Joseph Wright and the Spectacle of Science (Yale Center for British Art, 2007-03-30 - 2007-06-11)
Publications:
Elizabeth E. Barker, Joseph Wright of Derby in Liverpool, Yale University Press, Liverpool New Haven, 2007, p. 157, no. 29, NJ18 W95 B36 2007 + (YCBA)

Matthew Craske, Joseph Wright of Derby : Painter of darkness, The Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art, New Haven, 2020, p. 137, 139, fig. 80, NJ18.W95 C72 2020+ (YCBA)
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:40590