1796
oil
From the collection of Derby Museum and Art Gallery
Richard Arkwright (1732–1792), English inventor is a 1796 oil by Joseph Wright of Derby, held at Derby Museum and Art Gallery.
The painting is titled *Richard Arkwright* and was made by Joseph Wright of Derby in 1790. It is an oil work on canvas. The portrait shows the English inventor who helped launch the Industrial Revolution, Richard Arkwright. It now hangs in Derby Museum and Art Gallery, where visitors can see other works from the same period. If you’re curious about the creator, look up the artist: Joseph Wright of Derby.
Portrait of Richard Arkwright is a 1790 portrait painting by the British artist Joseph Wright of Derby. It depicts the pioneer of the Industrial Revolution Richard Arkwright. The same year Wright e painted a Portrait of Jedediah Strutt featuring Arkwright's former business partner. The painting has been on display at the Derby Museum and Art Gallery in Wright's home city since 1993. Wright also produced portraits of Arkwright's son Richard and his family. Arkwright's portrait was also painted by the American artist Mather Brown. His Portrait of Richard Arkwright shows the industrialist in a…
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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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