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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:: 90147
Matlock Tor
Oil on canvas. 72.4 x 98.7 cm. Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge, UK.
Date c. 1785(1785)
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Painting ID:: 91153
Vesuvius in Eruption, with a View over the Islands in the Bay of Naples
c. 1776(1776)
Medium oil on canvas
Dimensions Height: 122 cm (48 in). Width: 1,764 cm (694.5 in).
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Painting ID:: 92042
The Tomb Scene
1790(1790)
Medium oil on canvas
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Painting ID:: 92051
Reverend Basil Bury Beridge
1774(1774)
Medium oil on canvas
Dimensions 127 x 101 cm
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Painting ID:: 92127
Mr. Robert Gwillym
1766(1766)
Medium oil on canvas
Dimensions 50 x 39 15/16 in. (127 x 101.4 cm)
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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: | Pollaiuolo, Piero | Chandler Winthrop | Louis Buvelot | John Closterman | Anna Althea Hills |
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