# Self-Portrait in a Fur Cap, in 18th-century Britain

Joseph Wright of Derby painted this in 1765/68, aged about 31. It is now at the Art Institute of Chicago.

Our note:

> Joseph Wright of Derby portrays himself in a fur cap, drawn in monochrome pastel on blue-grey paper, with greys and blacks building the face and the soft texture of the fur.

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## The work

- Date: 1765/68
- Medium: Monochrome pastel (grisaille) on blue-gray laid paper
- Dimensions: 42.5 × 29.5 cm (16 3/4 × 11 5/8 in.)
- Type: Drawing and Watercolor
- Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago, 1990.141
- Licence: CC0 1.0

## The artist

[Joseph Wright of Derby](https://www.ochreeditions.com/artists/joseph-wright-of-derby), English, 1734–1797

Wright spent most of his career in his native Derby, painting portraits of Midlands gentry and industrialists.

3 works in the collection.

## Walk on

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