Study of a Boy Reading, by Joseph Wright of Derby, about 1766
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Study of a Boy Reading

Joseph Wright of Derby (English, 1734 - 1797)

about 1766

Medium
Grisaille pastel with touches of black chalk, on blue paper
Classification
Drawing
Dimensions
Unframed: 45 × 31.5 cm (17 11/16 × 12 3/8 in.)
Culture
British
Museum
J. Paul Getty Museum, Drawings
Credit line
The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles
Rights
CC0. Digital image courtesy of Getty's Open Content Program, as the museum states it.
Who can see it
Tweens profiles and older: its subjects are known and suit older children. How works are placed

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