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Joseph Wright

British · b. 1734 — d. 1797

Painting Object Record Structure: Whole Paintings Drawings Print Photographic Negative European Painting and Sculpture

British, Derby 1734–1797 Derby

Timeline

Born 1734 — Died 1797

1730s

Wooded Landscape

Wooded Landscape

1760s

Portrait of a Gentleman

Portrait of a Gentleman

Self-Portrait in a Fur Cap

Self-Portrait in a Fur Cap

Portrait of a Woman

Portrait of a Woman

Study of a Boy Reading

Study of a Boy Reading

+6

1770s

Portrait of a Gentleman

Portrait of a Gentleman

An Hermit

An Hermit

The Drawing Academy

The Drawing Academy

Portrait of Colonel Charles Heathcote

Portrait of Colonel Charles Heathcote

+10

1780s

Miss Kitty Dressing

Miss Kitty Dressing

The Corinthian Maid

The Corinthian Maid

The Gulf of Salerno

The Gulf of Salerno

Penelope Unraveling Her Web

Penelope Unraveling Her Web

+2

1790s

Italian Landscape

Italian Landscape

Prospero, Ferdinand og Miranda. Fra William Shakespeares "Stormen", 4. akt,1.scene

Prospero, Ferdinand og Miranda. Fra William Shakespeares "Stormen", 4. akt,1.scene

Mrs. Joseph Wright

Mrs. Joseph Wright

1860s

Joseph Wright and Thomas Hind

Joseph Wright and Thomas Hind

Joseph Wright and Thomas Hind

Joseph Wright and Thomas Hind

Joseph Wright and Thomas Hind

Joseph Wright and Thomas Hind

Thomas Haden

Thomas Haden

+2

1890s

Portrait of Washington and a View of the Evacuation of New York by the British, November 25, 1783

Portrait of Washington and a View of the Evacuation of New York by the British, November 25, 1783

Works

43 artworks

Wooded Landscape

Wooded Landscape

, 1734

Portrait of a Gentleman

Portrait of a Gentleman

, 1760

Self-Portrait in a Fur Cap

Self-Portrait in a Fur Cap

, 1765

Portrait of a Woman

Portrait of a Woman

, 1765

Study of a Boy Reading

Study of a Boy Reading

, 1766

Two Boys with a Bladder

Two Boys with a Bladder

, 1767

A Philosopher Giving a Lecture on the Orrery

A Philosopher Giving a Lecture on the Orrery

, 1768

A Philosopher Shewing an Experiment on the Air Pump

A Philosopher Shewing an Experiment on the Air Pump

, 1769

The Wright Family (The Bradshaw Children)

The Wright Family (The Bradshaw Children)

, 1769

Philosopher Showing an Experiment on the Air Pump

Philosopher Showing an Experiment on the Air Pump

, 1769

Three Persons Viewing the Gladiator by Candlelight

Three Persons Viewing the Gladiator by Candlelight

, 1769

The Drawing Academy

The Drawing Academy

, 1770

An Hermit

, 1770

Portrait of a Gentleman

Portrait of a Gentleman

, 1770

The Blacksmith's Shop

The Blacksmith's Shop

, 1771

The Farrier's Shop

The Farrier's Shop

, 1771

Portrait of Colonel Charles Heathcote

Portrait of Colonel Charles Heathcote

, 1771

An Academy by Lamplight

An Academy by Lamplight

, 1772

Miravan Opening the Tomb of His Ancestors

Miravan Opening the Tomb of His Ancestors

, 1772

Miravan

, 1772

An Iron-forge

, 1773

An Iron Forge

, 1773

Portrait of Dorothy Beridge, nèe Gladwin

Portrait of Dorothy Beridge, nèe Gladwin

, 1777

John Whetham of Kirklington

John Whetham of Kirklington

, 1779

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