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Wright, Joseph, 1734–1797
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Napoli, Golfo di
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Vesuvio
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Classic Ground - British Artists and the Landscape of Italy, 1740-1830 (Yale Center for British Art, 1981-07-29 - 1981-09-20)
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In a New Light: 500 Years of British Art (Yale Center for British Art, 2025-04-01 - 2026-01-30)
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The Critique of Reason : Romantic Art, 1760–1860 (Yale University Art Gallery, 2015-03-06 - 2015-07-26)
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Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
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Joseph Wright of Derby, 1734–1797
Vesuvius from Posillipo
ca. 1788
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