Joseph Wright of Derby

29 works held in 13 museums

English painter of light, 1734-1797

Fire seen through Trees, Joseph Wright of Derby

Fire seen through Trees, 1793.

Joseph Wright of Derby (British), oil on canvas

Agnes Etherington Art Centre

Quirinale by Moonlight, Joseph Wright of Derby

Quirinale by Moonlight, c. 1790.

Joseph Wright of Derby (British), oil on paper glued to panel

Agnes Etherington Art Centre

A View of Gibraltar during the Destruction of the Spanish Floating Batteries, on the 13th of September, 1782, Joseph Wright of Derby

A View of Gibraltar during the Destruction of the Spanish Floating Batteries, on the 13th of September, 1782, 1784–1785.

Joseph Wright of Derby (British), oil on canvas

Agnes Etherington Art Centre

Matlock Tor by Moonlight, Joseph Wright of Derby

Matlock Tor by Moonlight, 1778–1780.

Joseph Wright of Derby (British), oil on canvas

Detroit Institute of Arts, United States

Portrait of Colonel Charles Heathcote, Joseph Wright of Derby

Portrait of Colonel Charles Heathcote, c. 1771–1772.

Joseph Wright of Derby (British), oil on canvas

Cleveland Museum of Art, United States

An Experiment on a Bird in the Air Pump, Joseph Wright of Derby

An Experiment on a Bird in the Air Pump, 1768.

Joseph Wright of Derby (British), oil on canvas

National Gallery, London, United Kingdom

Lake Nemi, sunset, Joseph Wright of Derby

Lake Nemi, sunset, c. 1790.

Joseph Wright of Derby (British), oil on wood

National Gallery of Victoria, Australia

Cut through the Rock, Cromford, Joseph Wright of Derby

Cut through the Rock, Cromford, c. 1790.

Joseph Wright of Derby (British), oil on canvas

Agnes Etherington Art Centre

The Corinthian Maid, Joseph Wright of Derby

The Corinthian Maid, 1782–1784.

Joseph Wright of Derby (British), oil on canvas

National Gallery of Art, United States

Portrait of Dorothy Beridge, nèe Gladwin, Joseph Wright of Derby

Portrait of Dorothy Beridge, nèe Gladwin, 1777.

Joseph Wright of Derby (British), oil on canvas

Minneapolis Institute of Art, United States

Portrait of a Woman, Joseph Wright of Derby

Portrait of a Woman, c. 1770.

Joseph Wright of Derby (British), oil on canvas

Metropolitan Museum of Art, United States

Richard Gildart, Joseph Wright of Derby

Richard Gildart, 1768.

Joseph Wright of Derby (British), oil on canvas

Walker Art Gallery, United Kingdom

Italian Landscape, Joseph Wright of Derby

Italian Landscape, 1790.

Joseph Wright of Derby (British), oil on canvas

National Gallery of Art, United States

Derwent Valley, Derbyshire, Joseph Wright of Derby

Derwent Valley, Derbyshire, c. 1790.

Joseph Wright of Derby (British), oil on canvas

Agnes Etherington Art Centre

Sir Brooke Boothby, Joseph Wright of Derby

Sir Brooke Boothby, 1781.

Joseph Wright of Derby (British), oil on canvas

Tate, United Kingdom

Vesuvius in Eruption, with a View over the Islands in the Bay of Naples, Joseph Wright of Derby

Vesuvius in Eruption, with a View over the Islands in the Bay of Naples, c. 1776–1780.

Joseph Wright of Derby (British), oil on canvas

Tate, United Kingdom

Fleetwood Hesketh, Joseph Wright of Derby

Fleetwood Hesketh, 1769.

Joseph Wright of Derby (British), oil on canvas

Walker Art Gallery, United Kingdom

A Philosopher giving that lecture on the Orrery in which a lamp is put in the place of the sun, Joseph Wright of Derby

A Philosopher giving that lecture on the Orrery in which a lamp is put in the place of the sun, 1766.

Joseph Wright of Derby (British), oil on canvas

Derby Museum and Art Gallery

Lake Nemi, Joseph Wright of Derby

Lake Nemi, c. 1790.

Joseph Wright of Derby (British), oil on canvas

Agnes Etherington Art Centre

Lake Landscape, Joseph Wright of Derby

Lake Landscape, c. 1790.

Joseph Wright of Derby (British), oil on canvas

Agnes Etherington Art Centre

The Synnot children, Joseph Wright of Derby

The Synnot children, 1781.

Joseph Wright of Derby (British), oil on canvas

National Gallery of Victoria, Australia

An Iron Forge, Joseph Wright of Derby

An Iron Forge, 1772.

Joseph Wright of Derby (British), oil on canvas

Tate, United Kingdom

Mrs Frances Hesketh, Joseph Wright of Derby

Mrs Frances Hesketh, 1769.

Joseph Wright of Derby (British), oil on canvas

Walker Art Gallery, United Kingdom

Self-portrait, Joseph Wright of Derby

Self-portrait, 1765–1768.

Joseph Wright of Derby (British), oil on canvas

National Gallery of Victoria, Australia

Landscape with Ruined Castle, Joseph Wright of Derby

Landscape with Ruined Castle, c. 1790.

Joseph Wright of Derby (British), oil on canvas

Agnes Etherington Art Centre

Cottage on Fire, Joseph Wright of Derby

Cottage on Fire, c. 1786–1787.

Joseph Wright of Derby (British), oil on canvas

Minneapolis Institute of Art, United States

John Whetham of Kirklington, Joseph Wright of Derby

John Whetham of Kirklington, c. 1779–1780.

Joseph Wright of Derby (British), oil on canvas

J. Paul Getty Museum, United States

The Alchymist in Search of the Philosopher's Stone, Discovers Phosphorus, and Prays for the Successful Conclusion of his Operation, as was the Custom of the Ancient Chymical Astrologers, Joseph Wright of Derby

The Alchymist in Search of the Philosopher's Stone, Discovers Phosphorus, and Prays for the Successful Conclusion of his Operation, as was the Custom of the Ancient Chymical Astrologers, 1771.

Joseph Wright of Derby (British), oil on canvas

Derby Museum and Art Gallery

Elizabeth, Mrs. John Bostock, Joseph Wright of Derby

Elizabeth, Mrs. John Bostock, c. 1769.

Joseph Wright of Derby (British), oil on canvas

Denver Art Museum, United States

Works by Joseph Wright of Derby (1734-1797), in the public domain: his lamp-lit scenes of the scientific and industrial revolution, his landscapes of Italy and Derbyshire and his portraits, published online by the museums that hold them, each linked to its museum record. The photographs come from the museums (public domain or CC0) or from faithful reproductions of public-domain paintings uploaded to Wikimedia Commons, credited under each work. The titles are those of the museums, in English, with their translation.