Joseph Wright of Derby
Portrait of John Whetham (1731-1781), of Kirklington
130.8 x 101.9 cmOil on canvas
Sale Christie's, London, 5 July 2011
Provenance
Commissioned by Robert Holden (1722-1808), and by descent until
Sotheby's, London, 11 July 1990, nr. 51 (sold £418,000)
acquired by the present owner in 1994
Sale Christie's, London, 5 July 2011, nr. 27
Other works by Joseph Wright of Derby
Portrait of Thomas Oldknow
View of Nemi Lake at Sunset
1790
1790
Portrait of Captain William Kirke
Portrait of Charles Hurt of Wirksworth (1758–1834)
Portrait of Susannah Arkwright, Mrs Charles Hurt (1762–1835) and her daughter Mary Anne