Britain's Lost Masterpieces
Derby
Season 2 Episode 2 of 4
Bendor Grosvenor and Emma Dabiri investigate a painting by 18th-century artist Joseph Wright of Derby, housed at the Derby Museum. The piece suffered an industrial scale restoration in the 1970s, but can the team peel back layers of modern restoration on the mysterious landscape painting stuck in the Derby vaults to reveal another hidden masterpiece?
Britain's Lost Masterpieces airs on BBC Four at 8:00 PM, Monday 31 March. (Subtitles, audio description.)
Topics
Arts ➝ Culture (without music)
Emma Dabiri
Presenter
Dr Bendor Grosvenor
Presenter
Brendan Hughes
Executive Producer