Edward Bird (1772-1819, b. Wolverhampton- d. Bristol)
Wolverhampton Art Gallery OP 121. Acquired from the Fine Art Society in 1935.
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The South-West Face of Chunar Gur Fortress, 1786, William Hodges
The South-West Face of Chunar Gur Fortress, 1786, William Hodges
The Falls of Niagara, c. 1708-1774, Richard Wilson
Richard Wilson, (1713/4-1782, b. Pinegas – d. Llanberis, Wales)
Wolverhampton Art Gallery OP 96.
Projected Frontispiece for The Encyclopaedia Britannica, 1798, attributed to James Millar
Projected Frontispiece for The Encylopaedia Britannica [unconfirmed]
Attributed to James Millar (c. 1740/1750 – 1805, b. Birmingham – d. Birmingham)
Wolverhampton Art Gallery. OP 120. In the collection by 1970.
David Garrick as Sir Brute in the Provok’d Wife by Sir John Vanbrugh, 1765, Johann Zoffany
Johann Zoffany (1733 -1810, b. Frankfurt/Main – d. Strand-on-the-Green, London)
Wolverhampton Art Gallery. OP 607. Acquired in 1970
Penelope Weeping over the Bow of Ulysses, c.1799, Angelica Kauffmann
Angelica Kauffmann (1741-1807 b. Chur, Switzerland – d. Rome)
Wolverhampton Art Gallery. OP 531. Cartwright Bequest, 1887
The Apotheosis of Penelope Boothby, 1792, Henry Fuseli
Henry Fuseli (1741-1825, b. Zurich – d. London)
Wolverhampton Art Gallery. OP 79. Presented by George Cheadle in 1927
Portrait of Erasmus Darwin
Joseph Wright of Derby (1734-1797, b. Derby-d. Derby)
Wolverhampton Art Gallery OP 528, acquired in 1972.
The painting was owned by the Darwin Family in the mid 19th century.
Study of a Bull, Probably Gordale Scar period, 1811-1815 James Ward, 1769-1859, b. London d. Cheshunt
Probably Gordale Scar period, 1811-1815, James Ward, (1769-1859, b. London- d. Cheshunt).
Wolverhampton Art Gallery OP 222. Cartwright Bequest, 1887.
Portrait of John Wilkinson, English School, 18th century. Unknown artist
English School, 18th century, Unknown artist
Wolverhampton Art Gallery. OP 300.
In the Collection by 1970.
Portrait of James Donnithorne Thomas Gainsborough, 1727-1788, b. Sudbury d. London
Thomas Gainsborough, (1727-1788, b. Sudbury – d. London).
Portrait of the Lee Family, 1736 Joseph Highmore, 1692-1780, b. London d. Canterbury
Joseph Highmore (1692-1780, b. London – d. Canterbury)
Wolverhampton Art Gallery OP 784. Acquired in 1983.
18th and Early 19th paintings from Wolverhampton Art Gallery
Image: On the Lledr by David Cox
Used with permission from Wolverhampton Art Gallery
Summary: Wolverhampton Art Gallery contains a representative selection of paintings by 18th and early 19th century artists, including Thomas Gainsborough and Joseph Wright of Derby. The paintings reveal individual artistic styles and evoke the history of the time. Examples of subjects include innovators such as Erasmus Darwin and John Wilkinson, allegorical scenes, historical and literary events and paintings of the natural world. “At your Pleasure”, the name of the exhibition, presents the paintings in their context by including artefacts of the period, including enamels, porcelain, books, dolls, tokens and medals. Olga Baird, who created the displays has described and interpreted twelve of the paintings, two of which are not on show (nos. 3 and 9).
Additional biographical and historical material has been supplied by Malcolm Dick.
