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 Alchemist in Search of the Philosopher Stone, | Indianer-witwe | A Philosopher giving a Lecture on the Orrery | Self portrait | Vesuvius from Posellipo |
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Johann Caspar Schneider
Rhine valley by Johann Caspar Schneider in 1820
w. holmberg

Charles Carolus - Duran
Lille 1937 - Paris 1917. French Academic Painter, 1838-1917.