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Joseph Wright

(1734-1797), Painter, known as 'Wright of Derby'

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.

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Erasmus Darwin, after Joseph Wright - NPG 88

Erasmus Darwin

after Joseph Wright
oil on canvas, based on a work of probably 1770s
On display in Room 16 on Floor 3 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG 88

Thomas Day, by Joseph Wright - NPG 2490

Thomas Day

by Joseph Wright
oil on canvas, 1770
On display in Room 18 on Floor 3 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG 2490

Joseph Wright, by Joseph Wright - NPG 4090

Joseph Wright

by Joseph Wright
oil on canvas, circa 1782-1785
On display in Room 18 on Floor 3 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG 4090

Sir Richard Arkwright, by Joseph Wright - NPG 6848

Sir Richard Arkwright

by Joseph Wright
oil on canvas, circa 1783-1785
On display in Room 16 on Floor 3 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG 6848

William Hopley, by Robert Hancock, after  Joseph Wright - NPG D3089

William Hopley

by Robert Hancock, after Joseph Wright
mezzotint, circa 1755-1788
NPG D3089

John Ashton when a child, by William Pether, after  Joseph Wright - NPG D7409

John Ashton when a child

by William Pether, after Joseph Wright
mezzotint, published 1770
NPG D7409

Thomas Wilson, by John Keyse Sherwin, by  Charles Sherwin, after  Joseph Wright - NPG D11477

Thomas Wilson

by John Keyse Sherwin, by Charles Sherwin, after Joseph Wright
line engraving, published 1782
NPG D11477

Erasmus Darwin, by and published by John Raphael Smith, after  Joseph Wright - NPG D34686

Erasmus Darwin

by and published by John Raphael Smith, after Joseph Wright
mezzotint, published 1 May 1797
NPG D34686

Jedediah Strutt of Derby, by Henry Meyer, after  Joseph Wright - NPG D6879

Jedediah Strutt of Derby

by Henry Meyer, after Joseph Wright
stipple engraving, 1797 or after (circa 1790)
NPG D6879

Joseph Wright, by James Ward, after  Joseph Wright - NPG D32725

Joseph Wright

by James Ward, after Joseph Wright
mezzotint, published 1807
NPG D32725

Joseph Wright, by James Ward, after  Joseph Wright - NPG D4925

Joseph Wright

by James Ward, after Joseph Wright
mezzotint, published 1807
NPG D4925

Joseph Wright, by James Ward, after  Joseph Wright - NPG D4926

Joseph Wright

by James Ward, after Joseph Wright
mezzotint, published 1807
NPG D4926

Thomas Seward, by Robert Hartley Cromek, after  Joseph Wright - NPG D5938

Thomas Seward

by Robert Hartley Cromek, after Joseph Wright
line engraving, published 1811
NPG D5938

Thomas Day, by Henry Meyer, after  Joseph Wright - NPG D2256

Thomas Day

by Henry Meyer, after Joseph Wright
stipple engraving, published 1820
NPG D2256

Jedediah Strutt of Derby, by Henry Meyer, after  Joseph Wright - NPG D6880

Jedediah Strutt of Derby

by Henry Meyer, after Joseph Wright
stipple engraving, published 1833
NPG D6880

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Thomas Seward

by Robert Hartley Cromek, after Joseph Wright
line engraving, published 1811
NPG D5939

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