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Portrait of Colonel Charles Heathcote

c. 1771–72

Joseph Wright of Derby

(British, 1734–1797)
Culture
England
Medium
Oil on canvas
Measurements
127 x 100 cm (50 x 39 3/8 in.)
Credit Line
John L. Severance Fund 2017.100
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Location
203A British Painting and Decorative Arts
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The handful of small-scale, full-length portraits Wright painted early in his career include his earliest experiments in landscape painting.

Description

Assuming a relaxed but commanding pose, Colonel Charles Heathcote (1734–1797) stands beside a large oak tree in the foreground of an expansive landscape. He wears military dress, the single epaulette on his right shoulder designating his rank as colonel. Wright’s composition demonstrates his new-found fascination with landscape: while the figure is relatively smoothly painted, the landscape is painted far more energetically, using thickly applied daubs of color.

Portrait of Colonel Charles Heathcote

c. 1771–72

Joseph Wright of Derby

(British, 1734–1797)
England

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