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Joseph Wright of Derby

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Painted landscape of misty mountains, a hilltop castle above a lake, and trees in the foreground under a pale sky.

Italian Landscape with Mountains and a River

1790

Portrait of a man in silk jacket and red cloak leaning on a column before a stormy landscape sky.

Thomas Day

1797

Oil portrait of a young man in a red velvet coat, lace cuffs and black tricorn hat against a dark background.

Portrait of a Gentleman

1750

Painting of a dark forge at night, a glowing iron bar on an anvil, and workers and a family watching beside a large hammer.

An Iron Forge

1772

Oil portrait of an older woman in a white lace bonnet, white fichu and green dress against a dark background.

Portrait of Mrs. Anthony Greatorex

1734

Seated young man in red coat and tricorn hat beside a birch tree and rock, with a rifle and cloudy sky behind him.

Fleetwood Hesketh

1769

Painted portrait of a woman in a pink gown and blue sash beside a tree, stone urn and balustrade, with a river landscape behi

Mrs Frances Hesketh

1769

Oil portrait of an elderly man in a white wig and dark blue coat, holding a brass-banded staff against a dark background.

Portrait of Mr. Anthony Greatorex

1734

Seated elderly man in white wig and lavender coat, hands resting on a cane, painted against a dark brown background.

Richard Gildart

1768

Half-length portrait of a man in a white wig and brown coat with gold buttons, against a dark background.

Portrait of Mr. William Chase, Sr.

1760

Painting of two young girls in white dresses, one embracing the other, both looking upward against a dark background.

Portrait of Sarah and Ann Haden

1795

Grey wash drawing of a wooded landscape with dense trees, an open lawn, and a distant hill under a pale sky.

Wooded Landscape

1754/97

Drawing of a young boy in period dress with a ruffled collar, absorbed in reading an open book against a dark background.

Study of a Boy Reading

about 1766

John Whitehurst. Line engraving by A. Smith, 1788, after J. Wright of Derby

Grey wash drawing of a church with a domed tower among trees and rolling hills under a pale sky.

A Church in Italy

Hand-coloured engraving of a young man in a blue coat and tan breeches standing in an oval frame, with a satirical caption be

Joseph Wright Self-Portrait

1770

George Washington

1800

George Washington

1790

Charcoal and chalk self-portrait of a man in a fur cap looking directly at the viewer against a dark background.

Self-Portrait in a Fur Cap

1765/68

Soft-toned drawing of a woman with upswept hair and a hoop earring, head turned to the right against a dark background.

Portrait of a woman, her head turned to the right, wearing an earring

1770-72

Grey wash sketch of ruined Roman arches and masonry overgrown with shrubs and a tree, from a sketchbook page.

Roman ruins (recto). Three figures in classical robes (verso) (Smaller Italian sketchbook, leaf 1)

1774-75