Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Print made by Thomas Ryder, 1746–1810, Irish

after Joseph Wright of Derby, 1734–1797, British, active in Italy (1773–75)
Title:
The Captive
Date:
1786
Materials & Techniques:
Etching and stipple engraving on medium, moderately textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 18 3/8 × 22 11/16 inches (46.7 × 57.6 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite, upper left: "1"; lower left: "Harriet Wright"; lower center: "The Captive"; inscribed on verso in graphite, lower right: "Proof before Title | proof II"; center right: "733"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Dr. and Mrs. John E. Larkin Jr. in honor of Jules D. Prown
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B2006.3
Classification:
Prints
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
correctional institution | genre subject | jug | chains | jail | prisoner
Currently On View:
Not on view
Exhibition History:
Captive Bodies: British Prisons, 1750-1900 (Yale Center for British Art, 2018-08-27 - 2018-12-17)

Art in Focus : Joseph Wright and the Spectacle of Science (Yale Center for British Art, 2007-03-30 - 2007-06-11)
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:55897