Discover painter, pastelist, draftsperson Joseph Wright of Derby

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Joseph Wright of Derby

male / English

painter, pastelist, draftsperson, pen artist

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: Wright, Joseph (1734-1797)

Qualifications: painter, pastelist, draftsperson, pen artist

Nationality/school: English

Born: Derby (England) 1734-09-03

Deceased: Derby (England) 1797-08-29

This person/entity in other databases

8 hits in RKDimages as artist
16 hits in RKDlibrary as subject

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Biographical information

Active in

Londen (Engeland) 1751 - 1753
pupil of Thomas Hudson
Derby (Engeland) 1753 - 1797
Londen (Engeland) 1756 - 1757
assistent of Thomas Hudson
Liverpool (Engeland) 1768 - 1771
Rome 1773 - 1775
travelled to Italy with hus pupil Richard Hurlstone
Napels 1773 - 1775
At one of his visits Wright witnessed an eruption of the Vesuvius, an event which he used in his works several times.
Bath (Engeland) 1775 - 1777
active as a portrait painter in Bath
Derby (Engeland) 1777 - 1797

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Connections with other artists

Pupil of This field mentions the names of teachers or masters. What is at issue are the teachers who made a significant contribution to the development of a students, as opposed to every instructor they ever had. See also the 'Education' field.: Hudson, Thomas
Stewart/Cutten 1997: leerlingen waren onder andere Richard Hurleston en William Tate
Teacher of This field mentions the names of pupils. What is at issue are the pupils who were significantly influenced by a teacher as opposed to every student someone ever had. See also the 'Education' field.: Boreman, Zachariah
Cosway, Maria Louisa Catherine Cecilia
Hurlstone, Richard
Tate, William
Influenced by In contrast with ‘follower of’, we speak of ‘influenced by’ when an artist was influenced outside the context of an educational setting or servile following. An artist can be influenced by several artists at once, or in succession. In addition, there may be question of a transition to a personal style which may demonstrate development.: Bloemaert, Abraham
Cozens, Alexander
Honthorst, Gerard van
Vernet, Claude Joseph

Subjects This field specifies the various subject categories or genres that constitute the oeuvre of the artist in question. The contents of this field are generally based more on the documentation available at the RKD than on the literature.: figure study (main subject), genre, history (genre), interior view, landscape (genre), portrait, topography

Literature

Literature in RKDLibrary: 16 hits in RKDlibrary as subject

Gerson 1942/1983 , p. 443
Thieme/Becker 1907-1950 , vol. 36 (1947), p. 282
Bénézit 1976 , vol. 10, p. 805-806
Witt Checklist 1978 , p. 332
Waterhouse 1981 , p. 426-429
Stewart/Cutten 1997 , p. 496
Bénézit 1999 , vol. 14, p. 730
Saur 1999-2000 , vol. 10, p. 641

B. Nicolson, 'Joseph Wright's early subject pictures', The Burlington Magazine 96 (1954), no. 612, p. 72-80
B. Nicolson, Joseph Wright of Derby. Painter of light, New York 1968
B. Nicolson, 'Houasse et un conte oriental', in: Revue de l'Art (1975) 30, p. 35-38
'The blacksmith's shop', in: National Art Collections Fund. Annual report (1979), p. 50-51
P.R. Andrew, 'A landscape by Joseph Wright of Derby', The Burlington Magazine (1986) 10, p. 741-743
M. Wyld en D. Thomas, 'Wright of Derby's mr. and mrs. Coltman. An unlined English painting, in: National Gallery Technical Bulletin, 10 (1986), p. 28-31
B. Nicolson, 'Wright of Derby. Addenda and corrigenda', The Burlington Magazine (1988), no. 10, p. 745-758
J. Egerton, cat.tent. Wright of Derby, Londen (Tate Gallery) 1990
D. Fraser, 'The light of reason', in: The Art Quarterly of the National Art Collections Fund (1990) 1, p. 18-24
R. Jones, ‘Notes for Conservators on Wright of Derby’s Techniques and Studio Practice’, The Conservator 15 (1991), p. 13-27
J. Egerton, 'Joseph Wright of Derby. Portraits and landscapes for three English collections', in: National Art Collections Fund. Review (1992), p. 2-9
J. Egerton, 'Joseph Wright of Derby. Self-portrait in a fur cap, in: The Art Institute of Chicago Museum Studies 18 (1992) 2, p. 113-123
F.P. Lock, 'Wright of Derby's Miravan breaking open the tombs of his ancestors', The Burlington Magazine (1999), no. 9, p. 544-545
W. L. Pressly, ''Joseph Wright of Derby's ''Miravan breaking open the tomb of his ancestors'' ', The British Art Journal 2 (2000), no. 1, p. 14-19
F. Russell, 'Addenda to Wright of Derby: two Boston sitters and an Eton leaving portrait', The Burlington Magazine (2001) 8, p. 489-490
A. Graciano, 'Shedding new botanical light on Joseph Wright's Portrait of Brooke Boothby: Rousseauian pleasure versus medicinal utility', in: Zeitschrift für Kunstgeschichte 67 (2004) 3, p. 365-380
Barker 2007 (zie RKDlibrary), passim
E. E. Barker, 'Joseph Wright of Derby's Moonlight Landscape in Cologne', Walllraf-Richartz-Jahrbuch 70 (2009), p. 175-194
A. Graciano, 'Pride, Anger, Affection, Humor and Sympathy in the Correspondence of Joseph Wright of Derby', in: H. Magnus and K. Van der Stighelen, Facts & Feelings : Retracing Emotions of Artists, 1600-1800, Turnhout 2015, p. 40-49

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