Joseph Wright of Derby, 1734–1797, British, active in Italy (1773–75), A Lake by Moonlight, 1780 to 1782
- Title:
- A Lake by Moonlight
- Date:
- 1780 to 1782
- Medium:
- Oil on canvas
- Dimensions:
- Support (PTG): 24 1/2 x 29 3/4 inches (62.2 x 75.6 cm)
- Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Label on verso, upper left: “Joseph Wright of Derby | ‘Moonlight Landscape’ | Thos. Agner & Sons | 43 Old Bond Street | London W. 1”; upper center, handwritten: “Paul Mellon | 14”; upper center, handwritten: “Wright of Derby”; upper left: "Pitt & Scott Ltd | 20-24 Edengrove, London, N.7 Bed | [handwritten] S.14"; lower left: “Thos. Agnew & Sons Ltd. | No [logo] 20227 | London”; lower center: “Derby Corporation Art Gallery | Bi-centenary Exhibition of the Works of | Wright of Derby, 1934. | Lender’s Name Mrs. Lister-Raye | Address Morley Manor Derby | Title of Picture Moonlight Scene”
- Credit Line:
- Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
- Copyright Status:
- Public Domain
- Accession Number:
- B1973.1.67
- Classification:
- Paintings
- Collection:
- Paintings and Sculpture
- Link to Frame:
- B1973.1.67FR
- Subject Terms:
- lake | landscape | light | man | moon | mountain | night | silhouette
- Access:
- Not on view
- Link:
- https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:158
- Export:
- XML | RDF
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