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Joseph Wright of Derby

Portrait of Joseph Wright of Derby

Joseph Wright of Derby was an English artist born on September 3, 1734. Wright of Derby contributed to the Romantic and Baroque movements and died on August 29, 1797. Get notified when Joseph Wright of Derby's biography is complete:

A Philosopher Lecturing on the Orrery

1766

A lighthouse on fire at night

1770

A Blacksmith's Shop

1771

The Alchemist

1771

Iron Forge Viewed from Without

1773

The Annual Girandola at the Castel Sant’Angelo, Rome

1775-1776

Lake by Moonlight with Castle on Hill

1787
Portrait of Francisco de Goya y Lucientes

Francisco de Goya y Lucientes

I didn't know Picasso but he knew me

1746-1828
Portrait of Gustave Doré

Gustave Doré

Father of Horror, Father of Fantasy

1832-1883
Portrait of Ivan Aivazovsky

Ivan Aivazovsky

A military painter sponsored by the state—smells like propaganda

1817-1900
Portrait of Rembrandt van Rijn

Rembrandt van Rijn

Your sins and your good deeds will leave a mark

1606-1669
Portrait of Anthony van Dyck

Anthony van Dyck

Foppish men, elegant women, and cavalier style

1599-1641

Trophime Bigot

Candle Master

1579-1650
17011800
A disgraced silversmith, last of a dynasty
François-Thomas Germain
We're all young and hot — let's make out
Jean-Honoré Fragonard Joseph Wright of Derby
Renaissance painter wins the internet
Joseph Ducreux
A feminist prodigy charms the European elite
Angelica Kauffmann

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