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Joseph Wright of Derby
(1734 - 1797)

Joseph Wright of Derby
Self Portrait by 1770



British painter, one of the earliest to take his subjects from the Industrial Revolution. Wright is celebrated for his depiction of all kinds of light in his early paintings, and later for his depictions of scenes from contemporary literature.
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