Joseph Wright of Derby was born into the age of the beginning industrial revolution. Closely associated with his hometown of Derby, he developed an early interest in the natural sciences. Wright took his first steps as a painter during his apprenticeship with a portrait painter. He adopted the style of his teacher with moderate success. Profitable commissions failed to materialize.
Joseph Wright of Derby changed his style and incorporated his love of the scientific discoveries of his time into the paintings. Wright created the first painting of the Industrial Revolution, The Experiment with the Bird in the Air Pump. At the same time, he created a series of depictions of candle-lit people at the center of the painting. This way of depicting people was new and the artist received the long awaited attention. Derby went one step further with the positioning of scientific apparatus as the centre of his work.
He took up the style of chiaroscuro painting, which had already found its way into Dutch painting, and experimented with artificial light sources. Joseph Wright demonstrated his ability to depict landscapes in a realistic way in the play of light with Cave in the Evening. Repeated attempts at portraiture failed because of his realistic way of depiction, which was often not desired by the client.
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.jpg "Portrait of Mr. William Chase, Sr. by Joseph Wright of Derby")
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.jpg "An Old Man, Half-Length, in a Fur-Lined Coat by Joseph Wright of Derby")
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.jpg "A Grotto in the Gulf of Salerno, Morning, c.1800 by Joseph Wright of Derby")
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.jpg "The Corinthian Maid, 1782-1784 by Joseph Wright of Derby")
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.jpg "Portrait of Colonel Charles Heathcote, Standing Small Full Length in a Wooded Landscape, in the Uniform of the Thirty-Fifth Foot by Joseph Wright of Derby")
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.jpg "Three Persons Viewing the Gladiator by Candlelight (engraved by William Pether) by Joseph Wright of Derby")
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.jpg "Landscape with Rainbow, View near Chesterfield by Joseph Wright of Derby")
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.jpg "The Rev. and Mrs. Thomas Gisborne, of Yoxhall Lodge, Leicestershire by Joseph Wright of Derby")
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.jpg "The Prisoner, c.1787-90 by Joseph Wright of Derby")
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.jpg "Anne Bateman, later Mrs. John Gisbourne by Joseph Wright of Derby")
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.jpg "Portrait of Erasmus Darwin, Half Length, in a Buff Coat and White Shirt by Joseph Wright of Derby")
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.jpg "Portrait of the Rev. Thomas Wilson D.D. and His Adopted Daughter, Miss Catherine Macauley by Joseph Wright of Derby")
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.jpg "Derwent Water with Skiddaw in the Distance, c.1795-6 by Joseph Wright of Derby")
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.jpg "Portrait of Miss Bentley, Seated Full Length, Wearing a White Dress, Holding a Rabbit in a Landscape by Joseph Wright of Derby")
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.jpg "Agnes Witts by Joseph Wright of Derby")
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