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Collection Paintings and Sculpture

Period 18th century

Creator Wright, Joseph, 1734–1797

1. The Thistlethwayte Family

The Thistlethwayte Family

Creator:: Thomas Hudson, 1701–1779
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

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

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

3. Philosopher Giving a Lecture on the Orrery

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

4. Academy by Lamplight

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

5. The Blacksmith's Shop

The Blacksmith's Shop

Creator:: Joseph Wright of Derby, 1734–1797
Date:: 1771
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on canvas
Dimensions:: 50 1/2 x 41 inches (128.3 x 104.1 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:: On view at YUAG

6. Studies of a Classical Bust

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

7. Cavern, near Naples

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

8. Joseph Wright of Derby

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

9. 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

10. Matlock Tor by Moonlight

Matlock Tor by Moonlight

Creator:: Joseph Wright of Derby, 1734–1797
Date:: between 1777 and 1780
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on canvas
Dimensions:: 25 × 30 inches (63.5 × 76.2 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:: Not on view

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

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

12. A Lake by Moonlight

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. Matlock Dale, looking toward Black Rock Escarpment

Matlock Dale, looking toward Black Rock Escarpment

Creator:: Joseph Wright of Derby, 1734–1797
Date:: between 1780 and 1785
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on canvas
Dimensions:: 23 x 30 inches (58.4 x 76.2 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:: Not on view

14. A Grotto in the Gulf of Salerno, Sunset

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

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

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