The Joseph Wright original was hidden ... solvents to remove the over paint. Coliseum by Moonlight was painted in the 1780s after Derby-born Wright toured Italy. He lived between 1734 and 1797 ...

This chart shows whether Joseph Wright of Derby’s total sales are going up, and if so, whether this is because more artworks by the artist have been offered and sold or because more high-value ...

Joseph Wright's time in ... Back in Derby he revelled in painting the wild limestone crags of Matlock Tor – again I think because that harsh landscape is the antithesis of the soft rolling ...

If there were a prize for terrible titles for wonderful exhibitions, Joseph Wright of Derby in Liverpool would ... the first English artist to paint moonlight views, and the first to specialise ...

Experts say the painting at Derby Museum is an original by Joseph Wright, one of the UK's most acclaimed artists. Coliseum by Moonlight was painted in the 1780s after Wright toured Italy and will ...

to find the exact spot where Joseph Wright of Derby painted what was probably his last landscape, in around 1795. It’s a painting I use to illustrate the concept of “the sublime” in my book.

A monumental painting by Joseph Wright of Derby, sometimes called Britain ... Also possible for inclusion is Wright’s fiery landscape painting of Mt. Vesuvius erupting, an elaborately amplified ...