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Joseph Wright of Derby

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Oil portrait of a man in a red military coat pointing from beside a large oak tree in a landscape.

Portrait of Colonel Charles Heathcote

c. 1771-72

Two boys by candlelight; one blows into a glowing bladder while the other, in pink with gold trim, gazes up at him.

Two Boys with a Bladder

1767

Seated woman in pink silk dress with pearls and sheer veil beside a gold curtain and small table with scissors.

Portrait of a Woman

ca. 1770

Oil portrait of a man in green fur-trimmed coat and fur hat with a dog and spear before rocks, by Joseph Wright of Derby.

John Whetham of Kirklington

about 1779-1780

Night scene of a blacksmith's forge lit by a glowing hearth, with smiths at an anvil and onlookers gathered around.

The Blacksmith's Shop

1771

Elderly alchemist kneeling before a glowing flask in a dim vaulted room, with two onlookers and books nearby.

The Alchemist Discovering Phosphorus or The Alchemist in Search of the Philosophers Stone

1771

Dim studio with students gathered around a lamplit draped model on a platform, one man in red sketching.

Academy by Lamplight

1770

Portrait of a man in a red coat and white wig leaning on a stone balustrade beside an urn, with a cloudy sky.

Mr. Robert Gwillym

1766

Oil portrait of a woman in a red silk dress with pearl trim, pearl choker and hair ornament, against a dark background.

Portrait of a Lady

1760

Seated man in black coat with white cravat and gold medal, hand resting on paper beside books and a quill pen.

Portrait of General Giles

1785

Oil portrait of a seated man in black coat and white cravat, with a gold medal, beside books and a quill pen.

Portrait of General Giles

1780

Portrait of a seated man in black coat and white cravat with quill pen, beside a writing desk and blue sofa.

Frederick Augustus Conrad Muhlenberg

1790

Two girls dress a kitten by candlelight in a dark room, one glancing toward the viewer, a doll on the table.

Two Girls Dressing a Kitten by Candlelight Alternative title: Dressing the Kitten

1768

Oil portrait of a man in a blue coat and tricorn hat standing before rocks and a cloudy sky, holding a cane.

Portrait of a Gentleman

c. 1770-1773

Half-length portrait of a gentleman in a powdered wig, dark coat with gold buttons, and lace cuffs, against brown.

Portrait of a Gentleman

c. 1760

Portrait of a seated woman in a blue dress with a tall feathered hairstyle, against a dark background with red drapery.

Elizabeth Stevens Carle

c. 1783/1784

Two boys in turbans by candlelight; one blows into a glowing bladder held over the flame, the other watches.

Two Boys with a Bladder

1769

Oil portrait of an elderly man in a powdered wig and red coat with a rose at his chest, against a dark background.

Portrait of Old John, Head Waiter at the King's Head Inn in Derby

1780

Oil portrait of a man in a white wig and dark coat, resting his hand on a cane against a dark background.

Reverend Basil Bury Beridge

1774

Oil portrait of a woman in a white headwrap gazing upward beside a dark reading stand with an open book.

Miss Mary Tunaley

1790

Painting of a girl in a blue satin dress embracing a lamb under a dramatic stormy sky, with a flower garland.

Portrait of Miss Frances Warren

1763

Portrait of a woman in a blue dress with gold sash, holding a branch, beside a flower basket under a stormy sky.

Elizabeth, Mrs. John Bostock

1769

Painting of a blacksmith's shop in a ruined stone building, with a horse in front and two men lit by a forge.

A Blacksmith's Shop

1771

Oil portrait of a seated man in a tan suit and white wig, leaning on a table with books, beside a red drape.

Jedediah Strutt

1787

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

Portrait of a Gentleman

1760

Oil portrait of a man in a blue coat and tricorn hat, arms folded, standing before a rocky outcrop with ivy.

Portrait of a Gentleman

1770

Oil portrait of a woman in a red gown and blue sash, one hand resting on a chair with an embroidered white cloth.

Portrait of Dorothy Beridge, nèe Gladwin

1777

Oil self-portrait of a man in a white turban, green coat and fur collar, resting his chin on his hand against a dark backgrou

Self-portrait

1765

Portrait of a woman in a blue silk gown and feathered hat, leaning on a pedestal before a garden landscape.

Lady Oxenden

1755

Three children in a woodland setting with a wicker birdcage and a white dove, under autumn oak trees.

The Synnot children

1781

Oval portrait of an older man in a white wig, brown coat and cream waistcoat against a dark brown background.

Dr. Richard Wright

1785

Seated couple under a green parasol with a greyhound, in a wooded landscape, painted in 1786 by Joseph Wright of Derby.

The Rev. and Mrs. Thomas Gisborne, of Yoxhall Lodge, Leicestershire

1786

Studies of a Classical Bust

1774

Full-length portrait of a man in green braided jacket and white turban, leaning on a tree, with a ship at sea behind.

Portrait of a Man, Known as the "Indian Captain

1767

Half-length portrait of a woman in blue lace shawl, pearl necklace and blue headband, with a pink rose at her chest.

Portrait of the Hon Mrs Boyle

1734

Oval half-length portrait of a man in a wide black hat and tan coat, looking directly at the viewer against a dark background

Self-Portrait

1780

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

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

Oil portrait of a woman in a blue silk dress, lace bonnet and pearl necklace against a dark background.

Portrait of Mrs. William Chase, Sr.

1760

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

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

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