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Artist:
Joseph Wright of Derby
Short Biography:
Born in Derby, England, 1734; active in England and Italy; died in Derby, England, 1797
Gender:
male
Life Dates:
1734–1797
Birth:
1734
Derby [YCBA], [View map in LUX]
Death:
1797
Derby [YCBA], [View map in LUX]
Activity:
Italy [YCBA], [View map in LUX]
Bath [YCBA], [View map in LUX]
Derby [YCBA], [View map in LUX]
Liverpool [YCBA], [View map in LUX]
Study Place:
London
Artwork:
A Church in Italy Joseph Wright of Derby
A Grotto in the Gulf of Salerno, Sunset Joseph Wright of Derby
A Lake by Moonlight Joseph Wright of Derby
Academy by Lamplight Joseph Wright of Derby
Cavern, near Naples Joseph Wright of Derby
Cottage on Fire at Night Joseph Wright of Derby
Derwent Water, with Skiddaw in the distance Joseph Wright of Derby
Dovedale Joseph Wright of Derby
Dr. Richard Wright Joseph Wright of Derby
Lake Albano Joseph Wright of Derby
Lake Nemi Joseph Wright of Derby
Lake Scene Joseph Wright of Derby
Landscape with a Rainbow Joseph Wright of Derby
Landscape with Rainbow, View near Chesterfield Joseph Wright of Derby
Landscape with Ruins Joseph Wright of Derby
Matlock Dale, looking toward Black Rock Escarpment Joseph Wright of Derby
Matlock Tor by Moonlight Joseph Wright of Derby
Philosopher Giving a Lecture on the Orrery Joseph Wright of Derby
Portrait of a Man Joseph Wright of Derby
Portrait of a Man, Known as the "Indian Captain" Joseph Wright of Derby
Rocky Landscape with Waterfalls Joseph Wright of Derby
Self-Portrait Joseph Wright of Derby
Studies of a Classical Bust Joseph Wright of Derby
The Blacksmith's Shop Joseph Wright of Derby
The Campagna Joseph Wright of Derby
The Dead Soldier Joseph Wright of Derby
The Prisoner Joseph Wright of Derby
The Rev. Thomas Gisborne and Mary Gisborne (née Babington), of Yoxall Lodge, Staffordshire Joseph Wright of Derby
Vesuvius from Posillipo Joseph Wright of Derby
Virgil's Tomb by Moonlight, with Silius Italicus Joseph Wright of Derby
William and Margaret from Percy's 'Reliques of Ancient English Poetry' Joseph Wright of Derby
"William and Margaret" after Joseph Wright of Derby
A Blacksmith's Shop after Joseph Wright of Derby
A Farrier's Shop after Joseph Wright of Derby
A Hermit after Joseph Wright of Derby
A Philosopher Shewing an Experiment on the Air Pump after Joseph Wright of Derby
A Winter's Tale, Act III, Scene III: A Desert Place Near the Sea after Joseph Wright of Derby
An Iron Forge after Joseph Wright of Derby
Children of Walter Synnot after Joseph Wright of Derby
Children of Walter Synnot, Esquire after Joseph Wright of Derby
Drawing Academy after Joseph Wright of Derby
John Ashton after Joseph Wright of Derby
Joseph Wright [of Derby] after Joseph Wright of Derby
Joseph Wright of Derby after Joseph Wright of Derby
Miravan Breaking open the Tomb of his Ancestors after Joseph Wright of Derby
Miss Kitty Dressing after Joseph Wright of Derby
Portrait of Richard Arkwright after Joseph Wright of Derby
Robert Ker Porter after Joseph Wright of Derby
Shakespeare's Tempest Act IV Scene I. Prospero's Cell. after Joseph Wright of Derby
Shakespeare's Winter Tale Act III Scene III after Joseph Wright of Derby
The (Wright Bradshaw) Children after Joseph Wright of Derby
The Alchemist after Joseph Wright of Derby
The Captive after Joseph Wright of Derby
The Children of Joseph Bradshaw of Holbrook after Joseph Wright of Derby
The Indian Widow after Joseph Wright of Derby
The Lady in Milton's Comus after Joseph Wright of Derby
The Orrery after Joseph Wright of Derby
The Wright Children (so called) after Joseph Wright of Derby
Thomas Haden of Derby after Joseph Wright of Derby
Three Persons viewing the Gladiator by Candlelight after Joseph Wright of Derby
View of Lake Nemi after Joseph Wright of Derby
Winter's Tale, Act III, Scene III after Joseph Wright of Derby
The Thistlethwayte Family flower basket and some of the draperies by Joseph Wright of Derby
William Strahan formerly attributed to Joseph Wright of Derby