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). . Related Artists to WRIGHT, Joseph : |
James Lynwood Palmer |
samuel taylor coleridge |
Anne-Louis Girodet de Roussy-Trioson |
Johann Anton Eismann |
Cornelis van Spaendonck Prints |
