Joseph Wright of DerbyThe birth of science out of fire

Lived from September 3, 1734 — August 29, 1797
Born in England
movements Romanticism Baroque

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A Philosopher Lecturing on the Orrery

A lighthouse on fire at night

A Blacksmith's Shop

The Alchemist

Iron Forge Viewed from Without

The Annual Girandola at the Castel Sant’Angelo, Rome

Lake by Moonlight with Castle on Hill

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