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Joseph Wright of Derby

18th-century British painter (1734-1797)

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Images by Joseph Wright of Derby

20 images from works
  • Erasmus Darwin. Line engraving by H. Wheelwright, 1795, after J. Wright, 1770.
  • Two girls dress up a kitten in a bonnet. Mezzotint by T. Watson, 1781, after Joseph Wright.
  • Erasmus Darwin. Colour mezzotint by J. R. Smith, 1797, after J. Wright.
  • Erasmus Darwin. Line engraving by J. T. Wedgwood, 1820 after J. Thurston after J. Wright, 1770.
  • Richard Wright (1730-1814), surgeon of Derby. Oil painting by Joseph Wright of Derby, ca. 1753.
  • Erasmus Darwin. Stipple engraving after J. Wright.
  • Three gentlemen observing a statuette of the Borghese warrior. Mezzotint by W. Pether, 1769, after J. Wright of Derby.
  • Richard Wright (1730-1814), surgeon of Derby. Oil painting by Joseph Wright of Derby, ca. 1753.
  • An experiment on a bird in an air pump: a philosopher is demonstrating the formation of a vacuum by withdrawing air from a flask containing a white cockatoo. Mezzotint by V. Green, 1769, after J. Wright of Derby.
  • A philosopher giving an astronomical lecture on an orrery. Mezzotint by W. Pether after J. Wright, ca. 1780.
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Images featuring Joseph Wright of Derby

4 images from works
  • The significance of detail : Ferraplex B. 4, Wright of Derby 1734-1794.
  • The significance of detail : Ferraplex B. 4, Wright of Derby 1734-1794.
  • The significance of detail : Ferraplex B. 4, Wright of Derby 1734-1794.
  • The significance of detail : Ferraplex B. 4, Wright of Derby 1734-1794.

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Pether, William, 1739-1821.
History, 18th Century