Artist: WRIGHT, Joseph Painting: Earthstopper at the Bank of Derwent qr Introduction: 1773
Oil on canvas, 97 x 121 cm
Derby Museum and Art Gallery, Derby
Miravan Opening the Grave of his Forefathers awr Painting ID:: 9765
Artist: WRIGHT, Joseph Painting: Miravan Opening the Grave of his Forefathers awr Introduction: 1772
Oil on canvas, 127 x 101,6 cm
Museum and Art Gallery, Derby
English painter (b. 1734, Derby, d. 1797, Derby).
Painter, known as Wright of Derby, where he was born and spent most of his life. He earned a living as a portrait painter, while he experimented with the effects of light and industrial and scientific subjects, reflecting the interests of his day. Two of his best-known works come from this period, A Philosopher Lecturing on the Orrery (1766, Derby) and An Experiment on a Bird in the Air Pump (1768, Tate).
. Related Artists to WRIGHT, Joseph : | Jacob Gerritsz. Cuyp | William Salter | Alexei Venezianov | Thomas Hudson | Jheronimus Bosch |