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Romney, George, 1734–1802
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Wright, Joseph, 1734–1797
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18th century
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graphite
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arches
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Macbeth, play by William Shakespeare
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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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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, Yale Art Gallery Collection, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. Richardson Dilworth, B.A. 1938
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Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
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Joseph Wright of Derby, 1734–1797
The Prisoner
1787 to 1790
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George Romney, 1734–1802
Figure Scene
ca. 1792
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George Romney, 1734–1802
Prison Scene
ca. 1792-1793
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George Romney, 1734–1802
Howard Visiting a Prison
ca. 1792-1793
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George Romney, 1734–1802
Prison Scene
ca. 1792-1793