1769
oil
canvas
From the collection of Denver Art Museum
Elizabeth, Mrs. John Bostock is a 1769 oil by Joseph Wright of Derby, a Rococo painting work, held at Denver Art Museum.
This portrait painting depicts a woman in a blue dress with a white shawl and a gold sash around her waist. She is seated in a natural setting, surrounded by trees and flowers, and is shown from the waist up. The woman's hair is styled in an updo, and she wears a pearl necklace and a black bracelet on her right wrist. The woman is shown holding a small branch with leaves and flowers in her right hand, and her left hand is raised to her face. The background of the painting is a landscape with rolling hills and a cloudy sky. The painting is an example of the work of Joseph Wright of Derby.
Joseph Wright (3 September 1734 – 29 August 1797), styled Joseph Wright of Derby, was an English painter who specialised in portrait painting and landscape art.
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