Dutch painter (b. 1580, Antwerpen, d. 1666, Haarlem).   Related Paintings of HALS, Frans :. | Petrus Scriverius k | The Meagre Company af | Group of Children | Boy holding a Flute (Hearing) sg | Catharina Hooft with her Nurse s |
Related Artists:
Robert Home
1752-1834
Ali of Golconda
the period of 1465-1535
WRIGHT, Joseph
English painter (b. 1734, Derby, d. 1797, Derby). Painter, known as Wright of Derby, where he was born and spent most of his life. He earned a living as a portrait painter, while he experimented with the effects of light and industrial and scientific subjects, reflecting the interests of his day. Two of his best-known works come from this period, A Philosopher Lecturing on the Orrery (1766, Derby) and An Experiment on a Bird in the Air Pump (1768, Tate).