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  1. Apr 16, 2024 · Joseph Wright 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. Wright was trained as a portrait painter by Thomas Hudson in the 1750s. Wright’s home was Derby, one of the great centres of.

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  2. Joseph Wright of Derby (1734-1797) was a landscape and portrait painter who used chiaroscuro and artificial light to depict the spirit of the Industrial Revolution. He also painted scenes of science, alchemy and Mount Vesuvius, and was a member of the Lunar Society.

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

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  5. 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 letters at Derby Museums, home to the world's largest collection of his work.

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  6. 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 ...

  7. 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 ...

  8. An enlightened experiment. View time: 28:05. Joseph Wright hailed from Derby, a city at the centre of the Industrial Revolution. What can we learn from 'An Experiment on a Bird in the Air Pump' about this advancing time and how does this painting represent the Enlightenment that was taking plac...

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