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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:: 45196 Indianer-witwe
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1785
Derby Museum and Art Gallery
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Painting ID:: 61618 An Experiment on a Bird in the Air Pump
An Experiment on a Bird in the Air Pump, by Joseph Wright, 1768, National Gallery, London
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Painting ID:: 61619 Self portrait
Self-portrait ca. 1780, oil on canvas, in the Yale Center for British Art
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Painting ID:: 61620 Cave at evening, by Joseph Wright,
Cave at evening, by Joseph Wright, 1774,
Smith College Museum of Art, Northampton, Massachusetts
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Painting ID:: 61621 The Alchemist in Search of the Philosopher Stone,
The Alchemist in Search of the Philosopher's Stone, by Joseph Wright, 1771
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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: | Paul Serusie | Ferdinand von Rayski | alexandre correard | John William Waterhouse | Jensen Johan |
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