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Description: | Painting. Sir Richard Arkwright (1732-1792), by Joseph Wright of Derby, 1790. Oil on canvas; 76.5x64.2cm in gilt frame 80.5x93.5x6.5cm. After the full length oil commissioned by the sitter, 1789-90. Commissioned from Wright by Jedediah Strutt, friend and patron of sitter; by family descent, the 'Belper' Arkwright; in contemporary Belper family frame. Portrait: HL looking to L, in red coat with striped yellow-green waistcoat. | License: | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/ | Subjects: | oil painting portrait | Temporal: | 1790 | Source: | Science Museum | Creator: | Wright of Derby, Joseph | Identifier: | http://collectionsonline.nmsi.ac.uk/grab... | Go to resource |
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