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accession number: 2017.100
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Portrait of Colonel Charles Heathcote, c. 1771–72. Joseph Wright of Derby (British, 1734–1797). Oil on canvas; 127 x 100 cm (50 x 39 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund 2017.100
title: Portrait of Colonel Charles Heathcote
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creation date: c. 1771–72
creation date earliest: 1771
creation date latest: 1772
current location: 203A British Painting and Decorative Arts
creditline: John L. Severance Fund
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culture: England
technique: Oil on canvas
department: European Painting and Sculpture
collection: P - British before 1800
type: Painting
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CREATORS
* Joseph Wright of Derby (British, 1734–1797) - artist
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measurements: 127 x 100 cm (50 x 39 3/8 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS
title: Recent Acquisitions
opening date: 2018-03-17T04:00:00
Recent Acquisitions. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (March 17-June 7, 2018).
title: British Gallery Reinstallation (June 2020)
opening date: 2020-06-30T04:00:00
British Gallery Reinstallation (June 2020). The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer).
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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS
* {'description': 'Recent Acquisitions 2014-2017. The Cleveland Museum of Art (March 17, 2018 - June 6, 2018)', 'opening_date': '2018-03-17T00:00:00'}
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PROVENANCE
Colonel Charles Heathcote (1730–1803) and by descent
date: c. 1771-2 - 1985
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(Christie's, London, April 26, 1985, no. 113)
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Private Collection, USA
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(Sotheby's, London, November 12, 1997, no. 69)
date: 1997
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(Sotheby's, London, June 8, 1999, no. 13)
date: 1999
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(Christie's, New York, January 26, 2011, no. 35)
date: 2011
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Private Collection
date: 2011 - 2017
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(Thos. Agnew and Sons Ltd., London, from whom purchased by the Cleveland Museum of Art)
date: 2017
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The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
date: 2017-
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RELATED WORKS
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CITATIONS
Bemrose, William, W. Cosmo Monkhouse, and Francis Seymour Haden. The Life and Works of Joseph Wright, A.R.A., Commonly Called "Wright of Derby". London, 1885.
page number: Mentioned: p. 120
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Nicolson, Benedict. Joseph Wright of Derby: Painter of Light. London: Paul Mellon Foundation for British Art; Routledge and K. Paul, 1968.
page number: Mentioned: vol. 1, pp. 17, 36 and 203 (no. 79); Reproduced: vol. 2, pl. 115
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Egerton, Judy. In Wright of Derby, p. 75 (under no. 31). Exh. cat. London: Tate Gallery Publications, 1990.
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Egerton, Judy. National Gallery Catalogues: The British School . London: National Gallery Publications, 2000.
page number: Mentioned: p. 347
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Wright, Amina. In Joseph Wright of Derby: Bath and Beyond. Exh. cat. Bath: The Holburne Museum, 2014.
page number: Mentioned: p. 45
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Faroult, Guillaume. De Gainsborough à Turner: l'âge d'or du paysage et du portrait anglais dans les collections du musée du Louvre. Exh. cat. Musée d’Art et d’Archéologie de Valence, and Musée des Beaux-Arts de Quimper, in association with Milan: Silvana, 2014.
page number: Mentioned: p. 146 (under no. 33)
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Wieseman, Marjorie E. and Korkow, Cory. "Acquisition Highlights. European Painting and Sculpture, 1500-1800.” Cleveland Art: Cleveland Museum of Art Members Magazine vol. 58, no. 2 (March/April 2018): 21-22.
page number: Reproduced: P. 5, 22; Mentioned: P. 7, 21, 22.
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"Reimagining the British Galleries: Our curators preview the new look of the space.” Cleveland Art: Cleveland Museum of Art Members Magazine vol. 59, no. 6 (November/December 2019): 5-7.
page number: Reproduced and Mentioned: P. 7.
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