Joseph Wright of Derby
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personEnglish, 1734–1797play_circleStream Art
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Selected Works12

A Blacksmith's Shop
A Blacksmith's Shop
1734
Virgil's Tomb By Moonlight
Virgil's Tomb By Moonlight
1779
View in Dovedale, Derbyshire. View of Convent of San Cosimato and partL21 of Claudian aqueduct
View in Dovedale, Derbyshire. View of Convent of San Cosimato and partL21 of Claudian aqueduct
1786
Vesuvius in eruption, viewed from Posillipo
Vesuvius in eruption, viewed from Posillipo
1789
View of Vesuvius in eruption, taken from Posillipo
View of Vesuvius in eruption, taken from Posillipo
1797
AN ACADEMY BY LAMPLIGHT
AN ACADEMY BY LAMPLIGHT
Portrait of Robert Shore Milnes
Portrait of Robert Shore Milnes
A GROTTO IN THE GULF OF SALERNO, WITH THE FIGURE OF JULIA, BANISHED FROM ROME
A GROTTO IN THE GULF OF SALERNO, WITH THE FIGURE OF JULIA, BANISHED FROM ROME
Portrait of Miss Ann Carver before a landscape, three-quarter-length
Portrait of Miss Ann Carver before a landscape, three-quarter-length
View of San Felice Circeo, Near Gaeta
View of San Felice Circeo, Near Gaeta
Portrait of a gentleman in a red fur-trimmed coat, frogged waistcoat and a white turban
Portrait of a gentleman in a red fur-trimmed coat, frogged waistcoat and a white turban
Portrait of Richard Ellison
Portrait of Richard Ellison
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$295K
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$30.2K
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Jul 2023
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Weston Loan Programme with Art Fund marks first decade
The Weston Loan Programme with Art Fund has announced support for 15 new exhibitions as it celebrates its tenth anniversary. This grant initiative pro…
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Art Fund celebrates decade of lending programme with Rossetti and Surrealist loans
The Art Fund is celebrating the tenth anniversary of its Weston Loan Programme by facilitating the loan of major masterpieces to 15 regional UK instit…
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The Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art in Hartford, Connecticut, has appointed Allison Blais as its new president and CEO, effective January 2026. Blais…
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Art Fair Appearances1

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TEFAF Maastricht — Maastricht
2023
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Recent Activity11

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Wright of Derby: From the Shadows
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Wright of Derby: From the Shadows
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Wright of Derby: From the Shadows
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Wright of Derby: From the Shadows
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Wright of Derby: From the Shadows
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News
Weston Loan Programme with Art Fund marks first decade
Apr 14, 2026
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Art Fund celebrates decade of lending programme with Rossetti and Surrealist loans
Apr 8, 2026
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wadsworth atheneum president allison blais 1234761174
Nov 11, 2025
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Art Fair
TEFAF Maastricht 2023
Mar 11, 2023
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Joseph Wright of Derby dies
Jan 1, 1797
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Joseph Wright of Derby born
Jan 1, 1734