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PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN
JOSEPH WRIGHT OF DERBY, A.R.A. (DERBY 1734-1797)
Portrait of Francis Noel Clarke Mundy (1739-1815), three-quarter-length, in the livery of the Markeaton Hunt, holding a riding crop, with a hound at his side
Details
JOSEPH WRIGHT OF DERBY, A.R.A. (DERBY 1734-1797)
Portrait of Francis Noel Clarke Mundy (1739-1815), three-quarter-length, in the livery of the Markeaton Hunt, holding a riding crop, with a hound at his side
oil on canvas
50 1⁄8 x 39 7⁄8 in. (127.3 x 101.4 cm.)
with identifying inscription 'F.N.C. Mundy Esqre. / Ob. 1815' (lower left)
in a contemporary papier-mâché rocaille frame
Portrait of Francis Noel Clarke Mundy (1739-1815), three-quarter-length, in the livery of the Markeaton Hunt, holding a riding crop, with a hound at his side
oil on canvas
50 1⁄8 x 39 7⁄8 in. (127.3 x 101.4 cm.)
with identifying inscription 'F.N.C. Mundy Esqre. / Ob. 1815' (lower left)
in a contemporary papier-mâché rocaille frame
Provenance
Commissioned by Francis Noel Clarke Mundy (1739-1815), Markeaton Hall, listed three times in the artist's account book as 'For a half length of Mr. Mundy, £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 21, where acquired by,
Major Edward Peter Godfrey Miller Mundy (1916-1981); Christie's, London, 20 June 1975, lot 152.
with Roy Miles, London, 1975, where acquired.
Reverend William Gilchrist Clark-Maxwell (1865-1935); (†), Christie's, London, 15 May 1936, lot 21, where acquired by,
Major Edward Peter Godfrey Miller Mundy (1916-1981); Christie's, London, 20 June 1975, lot 152.
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. Nicholson, Joseph Wright of Derby, I, London, 1968, pp. 2, 26-8, 97, 102 and 212-3, no. 110; II, p. 19, pl. 34.
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, 13, 18, 52, note 143, 54, note 323, 160, 176, note 15, and 199.
K. Baetjer, British Paintings in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1575-1875, New Haven and London, 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. Nicholson, Joseph Wright of Derby, I, London, 1968, pp. 2, 26-8, 97, 102 and 212-3, no. 110; II, p. 19, pl. 34.
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, 13, 18, 52, note 143, 54, note 323, 160, 176, note 15, and 199.
K. Baetjer, British Paintings in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1575-1875, New Haven and London, 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. 147 (lent by Rev. W.G. Clark-Maxwell).
London, The Hayward Gallery; Leicester, Leicestershire Museum and Art Gallery and Liverpool, Walker Art Gallery, British Sporting Painting 1650-1850, 13 December 1974-25 May 1975, no. 66.
London, Tate Gallery; Paris, Grand Palais and New York, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Wright of Derby, 7 February-2 December 1990, no. 5.
Derby, Corporation Art Gallery, Bi-Centenary Exhibition of Paintings by Joseph Wright, A.R.A., 3 September-18 November 1934, no. 147 (lent by Rev. W.G. Clark-Maxwell).
London, The Hayward Gallery; Leicester, Leicestershire Museum and Art Gallery and Liverpool, Walker Art Gallery, British Sporting Painting 1650-1850, 13 December 1974-25 May 1975, no. 66.
London, Tate Gallery; Paris, Grand Palais and New York, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Wright of Derby, 7 February-2 December 1990, no. 5.
Présenté par
Maja Markovic
Director, Head of Evening Sale