Open Old Books
The Life and Works of Joseph Wright, A.R.A

The Life and Works of Joseph Wright, A.R.A

by William Bemrose

★★★★★No ratings yet

Language: English

Sign in to rate this book.

Sign in to shelve this book.

Start reading

About this eBook

Author
Bemrose, William, 1831-1908
Title
The Life and Works of Joseph Wright, A.R.A., commonly called "Wright of Derby"
Credits
Karin Spence, Tim Lindell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.)
Language
English
LoC Class
ND: Fine Arts: Painting
Subject
Wright, Joseph, 1734-1797
Category
Text
Project Gutenberg
eBook-No. 66201
Release Date
September 1, 2021
Copyright
Public domain in the USA.

Contents

  1. 1.Untitled
  2. 2.Untitled
  3. 3.Untitled
  4. 4.THE LIFE AND WORKS OF Joseph Wright, a.r.a. , COMMONLY CALLED “WRIGHT OF DERBY.”
  5. 5.PREFACE.
  6. 6.CONTENTS.
  7. 7.LIST OF PLATES.
  8. 8.CHAPTER I.
  9. 9.CHAPTER II.
  10. 10.Untitled
  11. 11.Untitled
  12. 12.CHAPTER III. — Pictures Exhibited by Joseph Wright at the Exhibitions of the Society of Artists of Great Britain. — Pictures Exhibited by Joseph Wright at the Exhibition of the Free Society of Artists. — Pictures Exhibited by Joseph Wright at the Exhibitions of the Royal Academy.
  13. 13.Untitled
  14. 14.Untitled
  15. 15.Untitled
  16. 16.Untitled
  17. 17.CHAPTER IV. — Extracts from Wright’s Journal During His Travels in Italy, in 1774–5.
  18. 18.Untitled
  19. 19.Untitled
  20. 20.CHAPTER V. — THE BISHOP AND THE PAINTER. — A TRUE STORY.
  21. 21.CHAPTER VI. — ODE TO JOSEPH WRIGHT, ESQ., OF DERBY. [30]
  22. 22.Untitled
  23. 23.CHAPTER VII — CALPE’S ADDRESS TO BRITANNIA. — Extract from a Letter from Buxton Wells, January 3, 1785. — Extract From “Wine and Walnuts.” By Pine. — Supper at Mortimer’s. — From the “Memoirs of the life of Dr. Darwin.” By Anna Seward.
  24. 24.Untitled
  25. 25.Untitled
  26. 26.CHAPTER VIII.
  27. 27.CHAPTER IX.
  28. 28.Untitled
  29. 29.Untitled
  30. 30.Untitled
  31. 31.Untitled
  32. 32.Untitled
  33. 33.Untitled
  34. 34.APPENDIX. — SUBJECTS FOR NIGHT PIECES. — OIL PAINTINGS. — LIST OF PORTRAITS. — SITTERS AT NEWARK. — SITTERS AT LINCOLN (1760). — SITTERS AT BOSTON. — SITTERS AT RETFORD (1760). — SITTERS AT DONCASTER (1760). — SITTERS AT THORN (1760). — SITTERS AT ECKINGTON (1760). — SITTERS FROM FEB. 1, 1760. — SITTERS AT MACCLESFIELD. — SITTERS AT DERBY. — SITTERS AT LIVERPOOL, 1769. — SITTERS AT DERBY. — LIST OF LANDSCAPE, HISTORICAL, FIRE & MOONLIGHT PAINTINGS. — CANDLE-LIGHT PICTURES. — PICTURES KNOWN TO HAVE BEEN PAINTED BY WRIGHT BUT NOT ENTERED IN THE MS. LIST. — A CATALOGUE OF PRINTS ENGRAVED AFTER PAINTINGS BY JOSEPH WRIGHT, OF DERBY.
  35. 35.INDEX OF PERSONS. — FOOTNOTES:

Community reviews

Sign in to write a review.

No reviews yet.