Joseph Wright of Derby and his Visit to Italy 1773 - 1775 , Image: Joseph Wright of Derby (1734-1797), Eruption of Mount Vesuvius (1774). Gouache on paper. Image from: Derby Museum & Art Ga...

Joseph Wright of Derby: Art, the Enlightenment and Industrial Revolution, Image: Joseph Wright of Derby (1734-1797), Self Portrait in a Black Feathered Hat (c1767-1770). Oil on canvas. Image from:...

Landscape with a Rainbow, Joseph Wright of Derby (1734-1797). Image from: Derby Museum & Art Gallery

Maria and her dog Silvio (from Sterne's Sentimental Journey), Joseph Wright of Derby (1734-1797). Oil on Canvas. Image from: Derby Museum & Art Gallery

Miravan Breaking Open the Tomb of his Ancestors (1772), Miravan Breaking Open the Tomb of his Ancestors is one of Wright's overtly allegorical paintings. Wright describes the background in his not...

Portrait of Erasmus Darwin, Joseph Wright of Derby (1734-1797, b. Derby-d. Derby) Wolverhampton Art Gallery OP 528, acquired in 1972. The painting was owned by the Dar...

Portrait of Thomas Bennett, Joseph Wright of Derby (1734-1797). Oil on Canvas. Image from: Derby Museum & Art Gallery

Portrait of Thomas Borrow, Joseph Wright of Derby (1734-1797). Oil on Canvas. Image from: Derby Museum & Art Gallery

Rev. d'Ewes Coke and Family, Joseph Wright of Derby (1734-1797). Oil on canvas. Image from: Derby Museum & Art Gallery

Romeo and Juliet, the Tomb Scene, Joseph Wright of Derby (1734-1797). Oil on canvas. Image from: Derby Museum & Art Gallery

Rydal Waterfall, Virgil was a famous Roman poet who died in 19 BC. His tomb was located in the hills near Naples and it formed part of the journey for Europeans eng...

Sarah Carver and her daughter Sarah, Joseph Wright of Derby (1734-1797). Oil on canvas. Image from: Derby Museum & Art Gallery