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Facts

Also Known As Wright of Derby
Born September 3, 1734 • Derby • England
Died August 29, 1797 (aged 62) • Derby • England
Movement / Style English school

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Wright, Joseph: Moonlit Landscape
Wright, Joseph: An Experiment on a Bird in the Air Pump
Erasmus Darwin, detail of an oil painting by Joseph Wright, 1770; in the National Portrait Gallery, London
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