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 :. | Reverend Basil Bury Beridge | Portrait of Miss Frances Warren | Penelope Unravelling Her Web | Details of A Philosopher giving a Lecture on the Orrery | Jedediah Strutt |
Related Artists:
Edward Corbould
(b London, 5 Dec 1815; d London, 18 Jan 1905)
wright barker
fl.1891-1953,d.1941
Salomon van Ruysdael
Salomon van Ruysdael (c. 1602, Naarden - buried Nov 3, 1670, Haarlem) was a Dutch landscape painter. He was the uncle of Jacob van Ruisdael.