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 Paintings of Joseph wright of derby :. | The Blacksmith-s shop | Details of A Philosopher giving a Lecture on the Orrery | Portrait of Miss Frances Warren | D Ewes Coke his wife, Hannah, and his cousin Daniel Coke, by Wright, | Vesuvius from Posellipo |
Related Artists:
Robert Peckham
painted The Raymond Children in 1838
Yelland, William Dabb
American 1848-1900
Hanna Mehls
painted Blumenstillleben in 1900