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 :. | Mr. Robert Gwillym | Vesuvius from Posxllipo | D Ewes Coke his wife, Hannah, and his cousin Daniel Coke, by Wright, | The Alchemist Discovering Phosphorus or The Alchemist in Search of the Philosophers Stone | A Philosopher giving a Lecture on the Orrery |
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Georges Croegaert
1848-1923) was a Belgian academic painter. He was born in Antwerp, Belgium in 1848, and spent most of his life in Paris. Croegaert is associated with both classicism and anti-clerical art.
Stefano Chiantore
1772-1849
woman embroidering
sixteenth century courtly life tapestry paris musee de cluny