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Joseph Wright

English painter
Also known as: Wright of Derby
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Joseph Wright (born September 3, 1734, Derby, Derbyshire, England—died August 29, 1797, Derby) was an English painter who was a pioneer in the artistic treatment of industrial subjects. He was also the best European painter of artificial light of his day. Wright was trained as a portrait painter by Thomas Hudson in the 1750s. Wright’s home was Derby, one of the great centres of the birth of the Industrial Revolution, and his depictions of scenes...

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