Drawing by 11-year-old Joseph Wright of Derby Rediscovered
May 28 2025
Picture: The Art Newspaper
Posted by Adam Busiakiewicz:
The Art Newspaper has shared news of this rather interesting rediscovered drawing by the 11-year-old Joseph Wright of Derby. The work on paper, which features within the Derby Museum's recently opened Joseph Wright of Derby: Life on Paper show, was unearthed in a private collection and is currently in the care of dealers Lowell Libson & Jonny Yarker.
According to the article:
The head of Silenus is proudly inscribed “Jos Wright 11 Years”, and may have been copied from a print in a book from his father’s library—or, curator Lucy Bamford thinks, possibly from an inn sign in the city.
The exhibition, which contains no fewer than 50 works on paper by the artist, will run until 7th September 2025.
