Joseph Wright of Derby

(1734–1797) brittisk konstnär

Joseph Wright of Derby (1734–1797) is listed in the catalogue as a painter. By year of birth, Joseph Wright of Derby belongs to the chapter ‘Rococo’ in this site’s history of art.

Joseph Wright of Derby was born in Derby and died in Derby. Joseph Wright of Derby trained at Derby School. Joseph Wright of Derby studied under Thomas Hudson. Joseph Wright of Derby worked in Naples, Rome, Bath, and Derby. Joseph Wright of Derby became a member of Royal Academy of Arts.

The best-known works include ‘The Captive King’, ‘Three Persons Viewing the Gladiator by Candlelight’, ‘Virgil's Tomb’, and ‘Earthstopper on the Banks of the Derwent’. The works belong mainly to the genres portrait painting, portrait, and landscape painting. The catalogue has 250 works by Joseph Wright of Derby with free images. The dated works span the years 1750–1800. Works by Joseph Wright of Derby are held by several collections, among them Derby Museum and Art Gallery, Yale Center for British Art, Walker Art Gallery, and Tate. Wikidata links 2 works to movements covered in the chapter ‘Romanticism’.

Contemporary artists in the same chapter include Jean-Baptiste Le Prince, Peter Perez Burdett, Francisco Bayeu, Ulrika Pasch, and Gaetano Gandolfi.