A Biography of Joseph Wright, Joseph Wright of Derby (1734-1797), Self Portrait in a Black Feathered Hat (c1767-1770). Charcoal on Paper. Derby Museums & Art Gallery. ...

A Cottage on Fire, Joseph Wright of Derby (1734-1797), Oil on Canvas Image from: Derby Museum & Art Gallery

A letter from the Artist, Castel Sant' Angelo, Image from: Derby Museum & Art Gallery

A Philosopher lecturing on the Orrery (1766), Wright’s painting is a celebration of scientific knowledge and the interpreter of this knowledge, the philosopher. The latter dominates the p...

A Portrait of Jedediah Strutt,

A View of Tivoli, Wright was deeply attracted by the Italian landscape. In a letter to his sister Nancy, from Rome, dated 22 May 1774, he wrote: “The natural s...

Belisarius receiving Alms, This drawing of a classical subject from late Roman history was completed in 1775 four months before Wright left Rome. By then, his celebration of ...

Bridge through a Cavern, Moonlight (1791), Wright visited Italy in 1773-1775 and Bridge through a Cavern, Moonlight is one of several scenes he painted of the Naples area. Wright was ...

Cottage in Needwood Forest, Joseph Wright of Derby (1734-1797). Image from: Derby Museum & Art Gallery

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

Fire in Rome, Originally called Fire in Rome, this image is probably one of Wright’s drawings of the Girandola firework displays. The content of the image ...

Girandola with St Peter's Rome, This sketch is part of a series painted by Joseph Wright during the Girandola at the Castel Sant’Angelo by the River Tiber. It was a major fi...