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Wright, Joseph
Wright, Joseph (1734–97). 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 and earning him the patronage of Wedgwood and Arkwright. 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). During the 1770s he travelled in Italy, less inspired by the great art than by an eruption of Vesuvius, which he painted eighteen times, and a Roman firework display. Although in 1775 Wright failed to replace Gainsborough in Bath, some of his best portraits come from the early 1780s, while in later life he concentrated more on landscape painting. His work is well represented in British galleries, especially at Derby.
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JOHN CANNON. "Wright, Joseph." The Oxford Companion to British History. 2002. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN CANNON. "Wright, Joseph." The Oxford Companion to British History. 2002. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O110-WrightJoseph.html JOHN CANNON. "Wright, Joseph." The Oxford Companion to British History. 2002. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O110-WrightJoseph.html |
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Wright, Joseph
Wright, Joseph (1734–97). 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). Although in 1775 Wright failed to replace Gainsborough in Bath, some of his best portraits come from the early 1780s.
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JOHN CANNON. "Wright, Joseph." A Dictionary of British History. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN CANNON. "Wright, Joseph." A Dictionary of British History. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O43-WrightJoseph.html JOHN CANNON. "Wright, Joseph." A Dictionary of British History. 2004. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O43-WrightJoseph.html |
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Wright, Joseph
Wright, Joseph (1734–97) English painter. He made a speciality of industrial and scientific subjects, most notably in An Experiment on a Bird in the Air Pump (1768). Returning from time spent in Italy, Wright moved to Bath in 1775, hoping to emulate the success of Gainsborough. Disappointed in this, he settled in Derby, concentrating on poetic landscapes.
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"Wright, Joseph." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Wright, Joseph." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O142-WrightJoseph.html "Wright, Joseph." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O142-WrightJoseph.html |
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Wright, Joseph
Wright, Joseph (1855–1930), lexicographer and philologist, editor (1891–1905) of the English Dialect Dictionary and author of the English Dialect Grammar (1905) and several primers and grammars of Old and Middle English, Old and Middle German, and Gothic.
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MARGARET DRABBLE and JENNY STRINGER. "Wright, Joseph." The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. MARGARET DRABBLE and JENNY STRINGER. "Wright, Joseph." The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O54-WrightJoseph.html MARGARET DRABBLE and JENNY STRINGER. "Wright, Joseph." The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature. 2003. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O54-WrightJoseph.html |
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