Joseph Wright of Derby
Dovedale by Moonlight

ArtistEnglish, 1734–1797
CultureBritish
Titles
  • Dovedale by Moonlight
Datec. 1785
PlaceEngland
MediumOil on canvas
DimensionsImage: 24 1/2 × 29 1/4 in. (62.2 × 74.3 cm)

Credit LineSarah Campbell Blaffer Foundation, Houston
Object numberBF.1986.6
Current Location
The Audrey Jones Beck Building
218 Blaffer Galleries
On view

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Provenance[Christie’s, London, Sir John Crompton-Inglefield sale, June 23, 1972, no. 75]; Lord Hesketh; [Christie’s, London, March 17, 1978, no. 89]; Mr. Rowbotham; [Sotheby’s, London, November 21, 1984, no. 69); [Spink & Son, London]; purchased by the Sarah Campbell Blaffer Foundation, 1986.
Exhibition History"The Moon: Houston, Tranquility Base Here. The Eagle Has Landed," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, September 27, 2009–January 10, 2010.

"British Paintings 1550–1800 from the Collection of the Sarah Campbell Blaffer Foundation," Ellen Noël Art Museum, Odessa, Texas, November 13, 2010–January 10, 2011.

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