Derby Museum and Art GalleryDerby’s unrivalled collection of Joseph Wright paintings has just got bigger, with the unveiling of two works never seen in the city before – further testament to the ...

The drawing is the earliest known work by the city’s most famous son, Joseph Wright of Derby—made in 1745, when he was just 11 years old. Recently rediscovered in a private family ...

What is thought to be the final self-portrait by renowned UK artist Joseph Wright is going up for auction. The oil painting of the Derby artist is expected to fetch between £60,000 and £80,000 ...

A self-portrait of Derby's most famous painter - Joseph Wright - is up for auction in London next week but it doesn't look as if it will be heading back to the city any time soon. The painting is ...

Everyone ended up calling this man Joseph Wright of Derby because guess what, he was from Derby. Presenter:He painted this picture in 1766. Wright loved science. And he loved giving long names to ...

The two "candlelight" paintings by Joseph Wright have been unveiled at the Derby Museum and Art Gallery. Both were painted in about 1767 to 1770 by Wright, born in the city in 1734 and widely ...

Joseph Wright, styled ‘Wright of Derby’ was born the son of an attorney in 1734. He spent three years training under the fashionable artist Thomas Hudson. Hudson was most prolific between 1740 and ...