
Joseph Wright of Derby
Bath and Beyond
Amina Wright(Author)
Philip Wilson Publishers Ltd
Published on 7. January 2014
Book
Paperback/Softback
112 pages
978-1-78130-021-3 (ISBN)
Description
The first examination of Wright's little-known Bath period, Joseph Wright of Derby: Bath and Beyond places the artist in the context of a city then at the height of its unique cultural significance.
Joseph Wright (1734-1797) arrived in Bath from his native Derby in November 1775. Recently returned from a tour of Italy, he came to the fashionable spa town to re-establish his business as a portrait painter, hoping to fill the vacancy left by Thomas Gainsborough the previous year.
Using rarely-seen illustrations of his work, this book considers Wright's attempts to conquer a saturated portrait market with images of local celebrities, and his use of domestic spaces for public exhibition. His celebrated views of fireworks in Rome and the terrors of Vesuvius were first shown in Bath.
Beautifully illustrated and highly readable, this title sheds new light on a key moment in this important English artist's career, deepening our understanding of his life and work as a whole.
Joseph Wright (1734-1797) arrived in Bath from his native Derby in November 1775. Recently returned from a tour of Italy, he came to the fashionable spa town to re-establish his business as a portrait painter, hoping to fill the vacancy left by Thomas Gainsborough the previous year.
Using rarely-seen illustrations of his work, this book considers Wright's attempts to conquer a saturated portrait market with images of local celebrities, and his use of domestic spaces for public exhibition. His celebrated views of fireworks in Rome and the terrors of Vesuvius were first shown in Bath.
Beautifully illustrated and highly readable, this title sheds new light on a key moment in this important English artist's career, deepening our understanding of his life and work as a whole.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
60 colour illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 274 mm
Width: 216 mm
Thickness: 6 mm
Weight
420 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-78130-021-3 (9781781300213)
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Person
Amina Wright is Senior Curator at the Holburne Museum in Bath and has been Curator of Fine Art there since 2001. She was closely involved in the Holburne's major redevelopment project, completed in 2011, as well as a number of exhibitions relating to British eighteenth-century painting, drawings and Georgian Bath. Previous publications include the exhibition catalogues Pictures of Innocence: Children in Portraits from Hogarth to Lawrence (2005) and Pickpocketing the Rich: Portrait Painting in Bath 1720-1800 (2002).
Content
Director's Foreword
Author's Acknowledgements
Introduction
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
List of Lenders
Catalogue
Photo Credits
Bibliography
Index
Author's Acknowledgements
Introduction
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
List of Lenders
Catalogue
Photo Credits
Bibliography
Index