Joseph Wright of Derby

(1734-1797)

NAME AUTHORITIES: LOC: Wright, Joseph, 1734-1797 NRA: Wright, Joseph (1734-1797) Painter DNB: Wright, Joseph, of Derby (1734–1797), painter LBT ID: JoWrigh1797 VIAF ID: 89048916 LOC ID: n87933688	B/BAP: 1734-09-02 DIED: 1797-08-29
SOURCES: DNB; Virtual International Authority File; LOC Name Authority File
English painter famous for his use of chiaroscuro; among his sitters were Sir Brooke Boothby and his friend Erasmus Darwin.
REFERENCES TO Joseph Wright of Derby: Henry Roscoe, The Life of William Roscoe 2 vols (London: T. Cadell, 1833) Chapter II. 1781-1787 Found 1: ¶ n1