1796
oil
canvas
From the collection of Derby Museum and Art Gallery
Jedediah Strutt is a 1796 oil by Joseph Wright of Derby, held at Derby Museum and Art Gallery.
Jedediah Strutt is a portrait painted by Joseph Wright of Derby in 1790. The work is done in oil paint. It shows the English manufacturer and cotton spinner Jedediah Strutt. He chose to be shown with books instead of his factories. Wright made it the same year he painted a large portrait of Richard Arkwright, a former business partner of Strutt. The painting reflects the era’s interest in industry and learning. You can see it at the Derby Museum and Art Gallery.
Joseph Wright (3 September 1734 – 29 August 1797), styled Joseph Wright of Derby, was an English painter who specialised in portrait painting and landscape art.
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