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  1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Joseph_Wright_of_DerbyJoseph Wright of Derby - Wikipedia

    Joseph Wright ARA (3 September 1734 – 29 August 1797), styled Joseph Wright of Derby, was an English landscape and portrait painter. He has been acclaimed as "the first professional painter to express the spirit of the Industrial Revolution ". [1]

  2. www.wikiart.org › en › joseph-wrightJoseph Wright - 150 artworks - painting - WikiArt.org

    Learn about the life and works of Joseph Wright, a prominent artist of the Enlightenment era who painted scenes of science, industry and chiaroscuro. Explore his 150 artworks, including self-portraits, landscapes and candle-lit subjects, at Wikiart.org.

    • British
    • September 3, 1734
    • Derby, United Kingdom
    • August 29, 1797

  3. www.britannica.com › biography › Joseph-WrightJoseph Wright | Romanticism, Landscapes, Portraits | Britannica

    Apr 16, 2024 · Joseph Wright (born September 3, 1734, Derby, Derbyshire, England—died August 29, 1797, Derby) was an English painter who was a pioneer in the artistic treatment of industrial subjects. He was also the best European painter of artificial light of his day.

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  4. derbymuseums.org › collection › joseph-wright-of-derbyJoseph Wright of Derby - Derby Museums | Derby Museums

    Learn about the life and art of Joseph Wright of Derby, a renowned painter of light effects and Enlightenment thinker. Explore his paintings, drawings, prints and archive materials at Derby Museums.

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  6. www.nationalgallery.org.uk › artists › joseph-wrightJoseph Wright 'of Derby' (1734 - 1797) | National Gallery, London

    Learn about the 18th-century painter Joseph Wright, who specialized in lighting effects and was patronized by Wedgwood and Arkwright. See his works such as An Experiment on a Bird in the Air Pump and Mr and Mrs Thomas Coltman.

  7. www.nga.gov › collection › artist-infoJoseph Wright - National Gallery of Art

    Joseph Wright was born in Derby on 3 September 1734, the third son of John Wright and Hannah Brookes. He trained with Thomas Hudson from 1751 to 1753, returned to Derby as a portraitist, but, "not being satisfied with himself," again studied under Hudson between 1756 and 1757, forming a lasting friendship with his fellow pupil John Hamilton ...

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  9. www.tate.org.uk › joseph-wright-of-derby-615Joseph Wright of Derby 1734–1797 | Tate

    Joseph Wright (3 September 1734 – 29 August 1797), styled Joseph Wright of Derby, was an English landscape and portrait painter. He has been acclaimed as "the first professional painter to express the spirit of the Industrial Revolution". Wright is notable for his use of tenebrism, an exaggerated form of the better known chiaroscuro effect ...

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