Joseph Wright
1734–97
Painter. Known as Wright of Derby. Known particularly for his use of strong effects of light and shade, his most famous paintings being those of figures illuminated by artificial light. A friend of Josiah Wedgwood I and Erasmus Darwin (1731–1802).
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ODNB
Bibliography
ODNB: Oxford dictionary of national biography: from the earliest times to the year 2000. (Revised edition.) Edited by H. C. G. Matthew and Brian Harrison. 60 vols. and index. Oxford: Oxford University Press. 2004.
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