Joseph Wright (1734-1797), Painter, known as 'Wright of Derby'
Sitter associated with 7 portraits
Artist associated with 19 portraits
A portraitist and landscape painter, he took a keen interest in industrial and scientific developments, experimenting in lighting effects and candlelit subjects. Wright travelled to Italy with his family before attempting unsuccessfully to establish himself as a portraitist in Bath. Turning his back on the Royal Academy and fashionable London, he was undoubtedly the most talented painter of his generation working in the provinces.
after Joseph Wright
oil on canvas, (1770)
On display in Room 13 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG 88
by Joseph Wright
oil on canvas, 1770
On display on Floor 2: Portraits Tell Stories at Beningbrough Hall
NPG 2490
by Joseph Wright
oil on canvas, circa 1782-1785
On display in Room 12 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG 4090
by Joseph Wright
oil on canvas, circa 1783-1785
On display at Harris Museum & Art Gallery, Preston
NPG 6848
studio of Joseph Wright
oil on canvas, circa 1790
NPG 136
by Robert Hancock, after Joseph Wright
mezzotint, circa 1755-1788
NPG D3089
by P. or S. Paul (Samuel de Wilde?), after Joseph Wright
mezzotint, 1770s
NPG D35810
by William Pether, after Joseph Wright
mezzotint, published 1770
NPG D7409
by John Keyse Sherwin, by Charles Sherwin, after Joseph Wright
line engraving, published 1782
NPG D11477
by and published by John Raphael Smith, after Joseph Wright
mezzotint, published 1 May 1797
NPG D34686
by Henry Meyer, after Joseph Wright
stipple engraving, 1797 or after (circa 1790)
NPG D6879
by James Ward, after Joseph Wright
mezzotint, published 1807
NPG D32725
by James Ward, after Joseph Wright
mezzotint, published 1807
NPG D4925
by James Ward, after Joseph Wright
mezzotint, published 1807
NPG D4926
by Robert Hartley Cromek, after Joseph Wright
line engraving, published 1811
NPG D5938
by Henry Meyer, after Joseph Wright
stipple engraving, published 1820
NPG D2256
by Henry Meyer, after Joseph Wright
stipple engraving, published 1833
NPG D6880
by Robert Hancock, published by William Richardson, after Joseph Wright
mezzotint, late 18th century
NPG D37460
by Robert Hartley Cromek, after Joseph Wright
line engraving, published 1811
NPG D5939
All paintings by this artist on the BBC Your Paintings website
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Derbyshire
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