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PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN
JOSEPH WRIGHT OF DERBY, A.R.A. (DERBY 1734-1797)
Portrait of Harry Peckham (1740-1787), three-quarter-length, in the livery of the Markeaton Hunt, holding a hat, with a terrier at his side
Details
JOSEPH WRIGHT OF DERBY, A.R.A. (DERBY 1734-1797)
Portrait of Harry Peckham (1740-1787), three-quarter-length, in the livery of the Markeaton Hunt, holding a hat, with a terrier at his side
oil on canvas
50 x 39 7⁄8 in. (127 x 101.2 cm.)
with identifying inscription 'Harry Peckham Esqre.' (lower left)
in a contemporary papier-mâché rocaille frame
Portrait of Harry Peckham (1740-1787), three-quarter-length, in the livery of the Markeaton Hunt, holding a hat, with a terrier at his side
oil on canvas
50 x 39 7⁄8 in. (127 x 101.2 cm.)
with identifying inscription 'Harry Peckham Esqre.' (lower left)
in a contemporary papier-mâché rocaille frame
Provenance
Commissioned by Francis Noel Clarke Mundy (1739-1815), Markeaton Hall, listed in the artist's account book as 'Ditto [half-length] of Mr. Peckham, £12.12' among portraits of the early 1760s, and by descent to,
Reverend William Gilchrist Clark-Maxwell (1865-1935); (†), Christie's, London, 15 May 1936, lot 23, where acquired by,
Major Edward Peter Godfrey Miller Mundy (1916-1981); Christie's, London, 20 June 1975, lot 150.
with Roy Miles, London, 1975, where acquired.
Reverend William Gilchrist Clark-Maxwell (1865-1935); (†), Christie's, London, 15 May 1936, lot 23, where acquired by,
Major Edward Peter Godfrey Miller Mundy (1916-1981); Christie's, London, 20 June 1975, lot 150.
with Roy Miles, London, 1975, where acquired.
Literature
W. Bemrose, The Life and Works of Joseph Wright, A.R.A., commonly called "Wright of Derby", London and Derby, 1885, p. 10.
B. Nicolson, Joseph Wright of Derby, I, London, 1968, pp. 2, 28-9, 97-8 and 216-7, no. 117; II, p. 20, pl. 35.
F. Davis, 'Talking about Salerooms: Portrait of a Foxhunting Man', Country Life, CLVIII, 14 August 1975, p. 386.
E.E. Barker, 'Documents Relating to Joseph Wright "of Derby"', The Walpole Society, LXXI, 2009, pp. 2, 18, 52, note 45, 54, note 324, 160, 176, note 15, and 200.
K. Baetjer, British Paintings in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1575-1875, New Haven and London, 2009, p. 136.
M. Craske, Joseph Wright of Derby: Painter of Darkness, New Haven and London, 2020, pp. 6, 21 and 171.
S. Leach, Joseph Wright and the Final Farewell, Newcastle upon Tyne, 2023, pp. 21 and 24, fig. 2.11.
S. Leach, The Adventures and Speculations of the Ingenious Peter Perez Burdett, Newcastle upon Tyne, 2023, pp. 24-5.
B. Nicolson, Joseph Wright of Derby, I, London, 1968, pp. 2, 28-9, 97-8 and 216-7, no. 117; II, p. 20, pl. 35.
F. Davis, 'Talking about Salerooms: Portrait of a Foxhunting Man', Country Life, CLVIII, 14 August 1975, p. 386.
E.E. Barker, 'Documents Relating to Joseph Wright "of Derby"', The Walpole Society, LXXI, 2009, pp. 2, 18, 52, note 45, 54, note 324, 160, 176, note 15, and 200.
K. Baetjer, British Paintings in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1575-1875, New Haven and London, 2009, p. 136.
M. Craske, Joseph Wright of Derby: Painter of Darkness, New Haven and London, 2020, pp. 6, 21 and 171.
S. Leach, Joseph Wright and the Final Farewell, Newcastle upon Tyne, 2023, pp. 21 and 24, fig. 2.11.
S. Leach, The Adventures and Speculations of the Ingenious Peter Perez Burdett, Newcastle upon Tyne, 2023, pp. 24-5.
Exhibited
Derby, Derby Town Hall, c. 1762-3.
Derby, Corporation Art Gallery, Bi-Centenary Exhibition of Paintings by Joseph Wright, A.R.A., 3 September-18 November 1934, no. 154 (lent by Rev. W.G. Clark-Maxwell).
London, Tate Gallery; Paris, Grand Palais and New York, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Wright of Derby, 7 February-2 December 1990, no. 6.
Derby, Corporation Art Gallery, Bi-Centenary Exhibition of Paintings by Joseph Wright, A.R.A., 3 September-18 November 1934, no. 154 (lent by Rev. W.G. Clark-Maxwell).
London, Tate Gallery; Paris, Grand Palais and New York, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Wright of Derby, 7 February-2 December 1990, no. 6.
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