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Wright, Joseph, 1734–1797
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Exhibition History
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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Crafting Worldviews: European Instruments of Art and Science from Yale University (Yale University Art Gallery, 2023-02-17 - 2023-06-25)
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Eighteenth Century - Art Civilization in the Rococo Era (Nationalmuseum, 1979-09 - 1980-01)
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Hogarth, Reynolds, Turner: British Painting and the Rise of Modernity (Fondazione Roma Museo - Palazzo Sciarra, 2014-04-14 - 2014-07-20)
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Mehr Licht. Europe around 1770. Art and the Enlightenment (Stadt Frankfurt Am Main, 1999-08-22 - 2000-01-09)
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The New Child - The Origins of Modern Childhood in English Art 1730-1830 (Berkeley Art Museum, 1995-08-23 - 1995-11-19)
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The New Child - The Origins of Modern Childhood in English Art 1730-1830 (Dixon Gallery & Gardens, 1995-12-10 - 1996-02-04)
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The New Child - The Origins of Modern Childhood in English Art 1730-1830 (Joslyn Art Museum, 1996-03-09 - 1996-05-05)
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The Pursuit of Happiness - A View of Life in Georgian England (Yale Center for British Art, 1977-04-19 - 1977-09-18)
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Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
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Joseph Wright of Derby, 1734–1797
Philosopher Giving a Lecture on the Orrery
ca. 1768
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