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Joseph Wright of Derby, The Artists

Portrait of Joseph Wright of Derby

Joseph Wright of Derby was an English Chiaroscuro Artist born on September 3, 1734. Wright of Derby contributed to the Romantic and Baroque movements and died on August 29, 1797.

A Philosopher Lecturing on the Orrery, Joseph Wright of Derby

A Philosopher Lecturing on the Orrery 1766

A lighthouse on fire at night, Joseph Wright of Derby

A lighthouse on fire at night 1770

A Blacksmith's Shop, Joseph Wright of Derby

A Blacksmith's Shop 1771

The Alchemist, Joseph Wright of Derby

The Alchemist 1771

Iron Forge Viewed from Without, Joseph Wright of Derby

Iron Forge Viewed from Without 1773

The Annual Girandola at the Castel Sant’Angelo, Rome, Joseph Wright of Derby

The Annual Girandola at the Castel Sant’Angelo, Rome 1775 – 1776

Lake by Moonlight with Castle on Hill, Joseph Wright of Derby

Lake by Moonlight with Castle on Hill 1787

Gustave Doré, The Artists

Portrait of Gustave Doré

Gustave Doré

Father of Horror, Father of Fantasy

Eugène Delacroix, The Artists

Portrait of Eugène Delacroix

Eugène Delacroix

Drama, movement and a search for the exotic

George Stubbs, The Artists

Portrait of George Stubbs

George Stubbs

Georges de La Tour, The Artists

Georges de La Tour

A Caravaggisti embraces silence

Clara Peeters, The Artists

Portrait of Clara Peeters

Clara Peeters

A mysterious woman paints hyperrealistic brunch

Trophime Bigot, The Artists

Trophime Bigot

Candle Master

17011800

Anton Raphael Mengs

Jean-Honoré Fragonard

Joseph Wright of Derby

Joseph Ducreux

Benjamin West

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