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Reverend Basil Bury Beridge
Reverend Basil Bury Beridge is an oil painting by the Rococo painting artist Joseph Wright of Derby. It dates from 1774 and is held in the collection of the Kunsthistorisches Museum.
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Technique & Style
The medium and scale are consistent with Wright's formal portraiture of the period, which typically featured direct, naturalistic presentation of sitters.
This 1774 portrait by Joseph Wright of Derby is executed in oil paint on canvas, measuring 127 × 101 cm. The medium and scale are consistent with Wright's formal portraiture of the period, which typically featured direct, naturalistic presentation of sitters. As a portrait genre work, the painting likely emphasizes the subject's clerical status through pose and attire, though specific handling details are not recorded in the available sources. The work's condition and more nuanced stylistic qualities remain undocumented.
History & Provenance
The portrait was painted in 1774 by Joseph Wright of Derby, as recorded by the artist’s dated inscription on the work.
The painting entered the collection of the Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna, where it remains held. Its provenance before that acquisition is not documented in the cited sources.
Joseph Wright of Derby's 1774 portrait, Reverend Basil Bury Beridge, is held in the collection of the Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna. The work is executed in oil on canvas and measures 127 cm in height by 101 cm in width. The painting depicts Basil Beridge as its main subject. No specific accession number or exhibition history is provided in the available sources.
Overview
The Reverend Basil Bury Beridge is a portrait painted in oil by Joseph Wright of Derby in 1774. It is now part of the Kunsthistorisches Museum's collection.
Subject & Meaning
The portrait depicts Reverend Basil Beridge, shown with white hair, wearing a black coat and white shirt with a visible pocket square. He is posed with his right hand on a cane, slightly off-center.
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Artist
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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