Three Children of Richard Arkwright with a Goat
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| Three Children of Richard Arkwright with a Goat | |
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| Artist | Joseph Wright of Derby |
| Year | 1791 |
| Type | Oil on canvas, portrait painting |
| Dimensions | 190.5 cm × 149.9 cm (75.0 in × 59.0 in) |
| Location | Tate Britain, London |
Three Children of Richard Arkwright with a goat is a 1791 portrait painting by the British artist Joseph Wright of Derby.[1] [2] It depicts three of the children of Richard Arkwright junior posing with a goat. They were the grandchildren of the leading industrialist Richard Arkwright and was part of a series of paintings commissioned to depict the family. A companion piece was produced with their three elder brothers posing with a kite.[3] In a private collection todau, it has been on a long-term loan to the Tate Britain in Pimlico since 2007.[4]
