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Joseph wright of derby
1734-97
English painter. He painted portraits, landscapes and subjects from literature, but his most original and enduringly celebrated works are a few which reflect the philosophical and technological preoccupations of the later 18th century and are characterized by striking effects of artificial light. He was the first major English painter to work outside the capital all his life: apart from spells in Liverpool (1768-71), Italy (1773-5) and Bath (1775-7), he lived and worked in his native Derby, though exhibiting in London at both the Society of Artists (1765-76, 1791) and the Royal Academy (1778-82, 1789-90, 1794).
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Painting ID:: 30300
Details of A Philosopher giving a Lecture on the Orrery
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Universal science for women and children
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Painting ID:: 30301
Details of A Philosopher giving a Lecture on the Orrery
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The art of lighting a lecture
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Painting ID:: 32820
An Iron Forge Viewed from Without
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1773
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Painting ID:: 32823
Matlock Tor by Daylight mid
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1780s
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Painting ID:: 32824
Sir Brooke Boothby
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1781
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Joseph wright of derby
1734-97
English painter. He painted portraits, landscapes and subjects from literature, but his most original and enduringly celebrated works are a few which reflect the philosophical and technological preoccupations of the later 18th century and are characterized by striking effects of artificial light. He was the first major English painter to work outside the capital all his life: apart from spells in Liverpool (1768-71), Italy (1773-5) and Bath (1775-7), he lived and worked in his native Derby, though exhibiting in London at both the Society of Artists (1765-76, 1791) and the Royal Academy (1778-82, 1789-90, 1794).
. Related Artists to Joseph wright of derby: | Charles-Francois de la Croix | Nils Andersson | Joseph Allen | Henry Smartly | Christoffer Wilhelm Eckersberg |
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