The Alchemist Discovering Phosphorus

Joseph Wright of Derby, 1771, Derby Museum and Art Gallery

‘The Alchemist Discovering Phosphorus’ is a work by Joseph Wright of Derby (1734–1797). It is dated 1771. It is part of the collection Derby Museum and Art Gallery.

It is made of oil paint and canvas. It measures 127 × 102 cm. The work belongs to the genre genre art. The things depicted include Hennig Brand, alchemist, chemist, and phosphorus.