1796-1867  Related Paintings of Carl Wagner :. | La Crau with Peach Trees in Blossom (nn04) | Sermon of the Hl. paulus | Byt the Bridge at Argenteuil | The Arab Tale Teller, 39 x 54 inches, oil painting | Windmill, Dangast |
Related Artists:
Lajos Gulacsy
Hungarian 1882-1932
George Samuel Elgood,RI
1851-1943
WRIGHT, Joseph
English painter (b. 1734, Derby, d. 1797, Derby). Painter, known as Wright of Derby, where he was born and spent most of his life. He earned a living as a portrait painter, while he experimented with the effects of light and industrial and scientific subjects, reflecting the interests of his day. Two of his best-known works come from this period, A Philosopher Lecturing on the Orrery (1766, Derby) and An Experiment on a Bird in the Air Pump (1768, Tate).