Materials & Techniques: canvas / Creator: Wright, Joseph, 1734–1797

1. Cavern, near Naples

Creator:: Joseph Wright of Derby, 1734–1797
Date:: 1774
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on canvas
Dimensions:: 40 x 50 inches (101.6 x 127 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Bequest of Pamela Askew
On View:: Not on view

2. The Rev. Thomas Gisborne and Mary Gisborne (née Babington), of Yoxall Lodge, Staffordshire

Creator:: Joseph Wright of Derby, 1734–1797
Date:: 1786
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on canvas
Dimensions:: 73 x 60 inches (185.4 x 152.4 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:: Not on view

3. The Prisoner

Creator:: Joseph Wright of Derby, 1734–1797
Date:: 1787 to 1790
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on canvas
Dimensions:: 16 x 18 1/2 inches (40.6 x 47 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:: Not on view

4. Philosopher Giving a Lecture on the Orrery

Creator:: Joseph Wright of Derby, 1734–1797
Date:: ca. 1768
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on canvas
Dimensions:: 17 5/8 x 23 1/2 inches (44.8 x 59.7 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:: Not on view

5. A Grotto in the Gulf of Salerno, Sunset

Creator:: Joseph Wright of Derby, 1734–1797
Date:: 1780 to 1781
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on canvas
Dimensions:: 40 x 50 inches (101.6 x 127 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:: Not on view

6. Dr. Richard Wright

Creator:: Joseph Wright of Derby, 1734–1797
Date:: 1785 to 1789
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on canvas
Dimensions:: 29 3/4 × 24 3/4 inches (75.6 × 62.9 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:: Not on view

7. Virgil's Tomb by Moonlight, with Silius Italicus

Creator:: Joseph Wright of Derby, 1734–1797
Date:: 1779
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on canvas
Dimensions:: 40 1/16 x 50 1/4 inches (101.8 x 127.6 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:: Not on view

8. Lake Nemi

Creator:: Joseph Wright of Derby, 1734–1797
Date:: between 1790 and 1795
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on canvas
Dimensions:: 14 1/4 × 21 1/2 inches (36.2 × 54.6 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:: Not on view

9. Lake Albano

Creator:: Joseph Wright of Derby, 1734–1797
Date:: 1790 to 1792
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on canvas
Dimensions:: 14 1/4 × 21 1/2 inches (36.2 × 54.6 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:: Not on view

10. Studies of a Classical Bust

Creator:: Joseph Wright of Derby, 1734–1797
Date:: 1774 to 1775
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on paper, laid on canvas
Dimensions:: 20 × 16 7/8 inches (50.8 × 42.9 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:: Not on view

11. William and Margaret from Percy's 'Reliques of Ancient English Poetry'

Creator:: Joseph Wright of Derby, 1734–1797
Date:: ca. 1785
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on canvas
Dimensions:: 48 x 55 inches (121.9 x 139.7 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:: Not on view

12. A Lake by Moonlight

Creator:: Joseph Wright of Derby, 1734–1797
Date:: 1780 to 1782
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on canvas
Dimensions:: 24 1/2 × 29 3/4 inches (62.2 × 75.6 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:: Not on view

13. The Dead Soldier

Creator:: Joseph Wright of Derby, 1734–1797
Date:: ca. 1789
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on canvas
Dimensions:: 40 × 50 inches (101.6 × 127 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:: Not on view

14. Portrait of a Man, Known as the "Indian Captain"

Creator:: Joseph Wright of Derby, 1734–1797
Date:: ca. 1767
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on canvas
Dimensions:: 90 1/4 x 54 1/2 inches (229.2 x 138.4 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:: Not on view

15. Cottage on Fire at Night

Creator:: Joseph Wright of Derby, 1734–1797
Date:: between 1785 and 1793
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on canvas
Dimensions:: 22 1/4 × 31 1/2 inches (56.5 × 80 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:: Not on view

16. Dovedale

Creator:: Joseph Wright of Derby, 1734–1797
Date:: 1786
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on canvas
Dimensions:: 25 1/4 × 33 1/4 inches (64.1 × 84.5 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:: Not on view

17. Academy by Lamplight

Creator:: Joseph Wright of Derby, 1734–1797
Date:: 1769
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on canvas
Dimensions:: 50 x 39 3/4 inches (127 x 101 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:: Not on view

18. The Thistlethwayte Family

Creator:: Thomas Hudson, 1707–1779
Date:: ca. 1758
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on canvas
Dimensions:: 73 1/4 × 84 1/2 inches (186.1 × 214.6 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund
On View:: Not on view

19. Lake Scene

Creator:: Joseph Wright of Derby, 1734–1797
Date:: 1790
Materials & Techniques:: oil on canvas
Dimensions:: 21 x 30 inches (53.3 x 76.2 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Michael D. Coe, Yale MAH 1968 in memory of Sophie D. Coe
On View:: Not on view

20. Self-Portrait

Creator:: Joseph Wright of Derby, 1734–1797
Date:: ca. 1780
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on canvas
Dimensions:: 24 x 28 3/4 inches (61 x 73 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund
On View:: Not on view

21. Joseph Wright of Derby

Creator:: Attributed to Richard Hurleston, active 1763–1780
Date:: between 1774 and 1776
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on canvas
Dimensions:: 26 1/2 x 22 1/4 inches (67.3 x 56.5 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:: Not on view

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1. Cavern, near Naples

2. The Rev. Thomas Gisborne and Mary Gisborne (née Babington), of Yoxall Lodge, Staffordshire

3. The Prisoner

4. Philosopher Giving a Lecture on the Orrery

5. A Grotto in the Gulf of Salerno, Sunset

6. Dr. Richard Wright

7. Virgil's Tomb by Moonlight, with Silius Italicus

8. Lake Nemi

9. Lake Albano

10. Studies of a Classical Bust

11. William and Margaret from Percy's 'Reliques of Ancient English Poetry'

12. A Lake by Moonlight

13. The Dead Soldier

14. Portrait of a Man, Known as the "Indian Captain"

15. Cottage on Fire at Night

16. Dovedale

17. Academy by Lamplight

18. The Thistlethwayte Family

19. Lake Scene

20. Self-Portrait

21. Joseph Wright of Derby