Joseph Wright of Derby 1734-1797
A Portrait of Richard Sacheverell Bateman as a boy, c. 1792-94
inscribed with the name of the sitter’s father and dated, 'Hugh Bateman 1775'; further inscribed with Italian verse, 'Io sulla Tela solitaria e mesta Voi souvente [sic] in voi cerco, e trovo solo Un silenzio, un orro, ch d’ alto duolo M’ empie, e gli occhi mi bagna, e’ L piè m’ arresta.' (centre right)
oil on canvas
oil on canvas
50 ⅜ x 40 inches (128 x 102 cm.)
Provenance
In the family of the sitter until 2022
Exhibitions
London, Graves’ Galleries, Exhibition of works by Joseph Wright, A.R.A. of Derby, 1910, cat. no. 60.
Derby, Corporation Art Gallery, Wright of Derby: Bi-Centenary Exhibition of Paintings, 1934, no. 1
Literature
Benedict Nicolson, Joseph Wright of Derby. Painter of Light, 2 volumes, London and New York, 1968, vol. I, pp. 17, 48, 71, 128, 181, no. 13; and vol. II, p. 212, pl. 336.
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