William Pether and Joseph Wright of Derby
Three Persons Viewing the Gladiator by Candlelight
1768
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- Artist and Publisher: William Pether
- Artist: Joseph Wright of Derby
Three Persons Viewing the Gladiator by Candlelight
1768
Physical Qualities
Mezzotint and engraving, Sheet: 490 x 571 mm. (19 5/16 x 22 1/2 in.)
Plate: 482 x 555 mm. (19 x 21 7/8 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Blanchard Randall
Object Number
1941.232
BMA, "The Art of Mezzotint," 11 December 1972 - 16 March 1973.
Jay Fisher, BMA, "The Antique as Inspiration: Eighteenth-Century European Drawings and Prints," 27 June - 26 September 1993.
BMA, Battye Gallery, Herter Brothers vignette rotation, 15 January - 5 May 2008.
BMA, Jacobs 4 rotation, January 8, 2024 -
Jay Fisher, BMA, "The Antique as Inspiration: Eighteenth-Century European Drawings and Prints," 27 June - 26 September 1993.
BMA, Battye Gallery, Herter Brothers vignette rotation, 15 January - 5 May 2008.
BMA, Jacobs 4 rotation, January 8, 2024 -
Inscribed: Below engraved surface at right, Wm. Pether fecit Below engraved surface at left, 'Josh. Wright Pinxt.' At center, 'Published July, 10th, 1769 & sold by W. Pether in Russell Strt. Bloomsby.'
Markings: On back, the stamp of Blanchard Randall, also printed in green ink, 'Gr. A. Cz/Kiew'
