1734-97 English painter. He painted portraits, landscapes and subjects from literature, but his most original and enduringly celebrated works are a few which reflect the philosophical and technological preoccupations of the later 18th century and are characterized by striking effects of artificial light. He was the first major English painter to work outside the capital all his life: apart from spells in Liverpool (1768-71), Italy (1773-5) and Bath (1775-7), he lived and worked in his native Derby, though exhibiting in London at both the Society of Artists (1765-76, 1791) and the Royal Academy (1778-82, 1789-90, 1794).   Related Paintings of Joseph wright of derby :. | Portrait of a Gentleman | The Tomb Scene | Vesuvius from Posxllipo | An Iron Forge Viewed from Without | Details of A Philosopher giving a Lecture on the Orrery |
Related Artists:
John linnell
1792-1882
Johann Baptist Reiter
painted Slumbering Woman in 1849
Simon van der Does
Dutch , Amsterdam circa 1653-after 1718