Joseph Wright
(1734-1797), Painter, known as 'Wright of Derby'Mid-Georgian Portraits Catalogue Entry
Sitter associated with 5 portraits
Artist associated with 18 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.
Unknown man, formerly known as Joseph Wright
by Unknown artist
oil on canvas, circa 1765-1770
NPG 29
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
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