John Raphael Smith, 1752–1812, Britishafter Joseph Wright of Derby, 1734–1797, British, active in Italy (1773–75)
Title:
Portrait of Richard Arkwright
Date:
1801
Materials & Techniques:
Mezzotint on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 25 3/4 × 18 1/16 inches (65.4 × 45.9 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite, verso upper right: "9538 | 1267 / NX"; inscribed in graphite, verso, lower right: "C.S.2 [only] | state"; inscribed in graphite, verso, lower center: "[3]14[23]"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1978.43.1115
Classification:
Prints
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Currently On View:
Not on view
Publications:
Matthew Craske, Joseph Wright of Derby : Painter of darkness, The Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art, New Haven, p. 21, fig. 14, NJ18.W95 C72 2020+ (YCBA)