All the oil paintings of WRIGHT, Joseph

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ID	Image	Painting(From A to Z)	Details
9764		A Philosopher Lecturing with a Mechanical Planetary wr	1766 Oil on canvas, 147,3 x 203,2 cm Derby Museum and Art Gallery, Derby
9763		Earthstopper at the Bank of Derwent qr	1773 Oil on canvas, 97 x 121 cm Derby Museum and Art Gallery, Derby
52523		Experiment with the Air Pump	c. 1768 Oil on canvas
9767		Indian Widow r	1785 Oil on canvas Derby Museum and Art Gallery, Derby
9766		Landscape with Rainbow wer	c. 1795 Oil on canvas, 81 x 107 cm Derby Museum and Art Gallery, Derby
9765		Miravan Opening the Grave of his Forefathers awr	1772 Oil on canvas, 127 x 101,6 cm Museum and Art Gallery, Derby
23539		The Forge (nn03)	1772 Oil on canvas 121.9 x 132.1 cm 48 x 52 in Collection of Lord and Lady Romsey Broadlands Romsey

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).