Mr. and Mrs. William Chase

Wright, Joseph, of Derby (1734–1797)

Item type:

painting

Date of creation:

ca. 1762-1763

Height:

138.4 cm  (54 1/2 in.)

Width:

190.5 cm  (75 in.)

Technique / Medium:

oil on canvas

Description

In an indoor scene, a woman appears holding a bird on her left hand, while resting her right arm on a piece of furniture. A man stands to her left, holding a flute. Behind the man appears an outdoor scene with a column along the right side of the painting. A window appears along the left side of the painting.

People as subjects

Chase, William (1739-1767) (Musician)
Chase, Elizabeth Wright

Iconclass

48C75
making music; musician with instrument

Instruments [MIMO Code] (notes)

Transverse flute [4093]

RIdIM images

Image URLs

image link 1

Bibliographic references

Leppert, Richard D. "Men, women, and music at home: the influence of cultural values on musical life in eighteenth-century England", Imago musicae 2 (1985) 51-133, fig. 41. RILM 1985-6899.

Barnes, Alan, and Stephen Leach. "Mr and Mrs William Chase: An allegory of air by Joseph Wright", British art journal 17/1 (2016): 74-77.

RIdIM record id

7836