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Portrait of Colonel Charles Heathcote
Joseph Wright of Derby, c. 1771–72
Colonel Charles Heathcote, who lived from 1734 to 1797, stands next to a large oak in the foreground of a wide landscape. He wears military dress, and the single epaulette on his right shoulder shows that he was a colonel. His pose is relaxed but commanding.
The Cleveland Museum of Art points to the painter's new interest in landscape. The figure is smoothly painted, but the landscape is far more energetic, in thick daubs of colour.
Joseph Wright of Derby is best known for candlelit scenes of science and industry. This portrait shows another side. The canvas is about 127 by 100 centimetres.
From the museum record
| Artist | Joseph Wright of Derby |
|---|---|
| Date | c. 1771–72 |
| Medium | Oil on canvas |
| Size | 127 x 100 cm |
| Museum | The Cleveland Museum of Art |
| Credit line | John L. Severance Fund |
| Accession number | 2017.100 |
| Licence | Open Access (CC0) |
Source: The Cleveland Museum of Art collection record. Facts such as dates, sizes and credit lines come from that record. The write-up above was drafted with AI assistance and checked against the museum record and standard references. Spotted a mistake? Tell us.
