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Joseph Wright of Derby

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Grey wash drawing of a wooded landscape with dense trees, an open lawn, and a distant hill under a pale sky.

Wooded Landscape

1754/97

Drawing of a young boy in period dress with a ruffled collar, absorbed in reading an open book against a dark background.

Study of a Boy Reading

about 1766

Grey wash drawing of a church with a domed tower among trees and rolling hills under a pale sky.

A Church in Italy

Charcoal and chalk self-portrait of a man in a fur cap looking directly at the viewer against a dark background.

Self-Portrait in a Fur Cap

1765/68

Soft-toned drawing of a woman with upswept hair and a hoop earring, head turned to the right against a dark background.

Portrait of a woman, her head turned to the right, wearing an earring

1770-72

Grey wash sketch of ruined Roman arches and masonry overgrown with shrubs and a tree, from a sketchbook page.

Roman ruins (recto). Three figures in classical robes (verso) (Smaller Italian sketchbook, leaf 1)

1774-75