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Wright, Joseph, 1734â1797
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Art in Focus : Joseph Wright and the Spectacle of Science (Yale Center for British Art, 2007-03-30 - 2007-06-11)
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Captive Bodies: British Prisons, 1750-1900 (Yale Center for British Art, 2018-08-27 - 2018-12-17)
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Joseph Wright of Derby (Tate Britain, 1990-02-07 - 1990-04-22)
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Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
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Joseph Wright of Derby, 1734â1797
The Prisoner
1787 to 1790
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