French Baroque Era Painter, ca.1594-1632 Related Paintings of VALENTIN DE BOULOGNE :. | Martyrdom of St Lawrence et | The Four Ages of Man | St John the Baptist wet | Moses with the Tablets of the Law | St. John and Jesus at the Last Supper | Related Artists:
WRIGHT, JosephEnglish 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).
Abraham Evertsz. van Westerveldpainted Cornelis Tromp in Roman costume in 1650-1692
Joao Batista da Costapainted Landscape in 1920