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Joseph Wright of Derby, The Artists

Portrait of Joseph Wright of Derby

Joseph Wright of Derby was an English Chiaroscuro Artist born on September 3, 1734. Wright of Derby contributed to the Romantic and Baroque movements and died on August 29, 1797.

A Philosopher Lecturing on the Orrery, Joseph Wright of Derby

A Philosopher Lecturing on the Orrery 1766

A lighthouse on fire at night, Joseph Wright of Derby

A lighthouse on fire at night 1770

A Blacksmith's Shop, Joseph Wright of Derby

A Blacksmith's Shop 1771

The Alchemist, Joseph Wright of Derby

The Alchemist 1771

Iron Forge Viewed from Without, Joseph Wright of Derby

Iron Forge Viewed from Without 1773

The Annual Girandola at the Castel Sant’Angelo, Rome, Joseph Wright of Derby

The Annual Girandola at the Castel Sant’Angelo, Rome 1775 – 1776

Lake by Moonlight with Castle on Hill, Joseph Wright of Derby

Lake by Moonlight with Castle on Hill 1787

John Constable, The Artists

Portrait of John Constable

John Constable

Nature wins, every time

Théodore Géricault, The Artists

Portrait of Théodore Géricault

Théodore Géricault

Bigger is better

George Stubbs, The Artists

Portrait of George Stubbs

George Stubbs

Mary Beale, The Artists

Portrait of Mary Beale

Mary Beale

Mary brings home the bacon

Johannes Vermeer, The Artists

Portrait of Johannes Vermeer

Johannes Vermeer

Can you cheat at art?

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, The Artists

Portrait of Giovanni Battista Piranesi

Giovanni Battista Piranesi

Making a living from etchings

17011800

Anton Raphael Mengs

Jean-Honoré Fragonard

Joseph Wright of Derby

Joseph Ducreux

Benjamin West

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