Joseph Wright: References & Edit History

Additional Reading

Benedict Nicolson, Joseph Wright of Derby: Painter of Light, 2 vol. (1968); Judy Egerton, Wright of Derby (1990), an exhibition catalogue; Stephen Daniels, Joseph Wright (1999); and Elizabeth E. Barker and Alex Kidson, Joseph Wright of Derby in Liverpool (2007), an exhibition catalogue.

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Article History

Type Description Contributor Date
Anniversary information added. Aug 30, 2025
Anniversary information added. Aug 25, 2025
First paragraph modernization. Apr 16, 2024
Invalidated site: The Getty - Biography of Joseph Wright. Dec 11, 2019
Media added. Aug 17, 2016
Add new Web site: The Getty - Biography of Joseph Wright. Jun 16, 2011
Add new Web site: Web Gallery of Art - Biography of Joseph Wright. Jun 16, 2011
Bibliography revised and updated. Sep 03, 2008
Article revised and updated. Jun 24, 2008
Article added to new online database. Jul 20, 1998
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