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‘Two boys with a bladder’ in the J. Paul Getty Museum and Joseph Wright of Derby’s early candlelights
03/2025 | 1464 | 167
Pages: 242–57
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Siemon, Julia (Siemon, Julia)
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1. Two boys with a bladder, by Joseph Wright of Derby. 1767. Oil on canvas, 92.7 by 73 cm. (J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles).
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10. Self-portrait, by Joseph Wright of Derby. c.1765–68. Oil on canvas, 70.2 by 58.7 cm. (National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne).
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11. Portrait of a man, known as the ‘Indian Captain’, by Joseph Wright of Derby. 1767. Oil on canvas, 229.2 by 138.4 cm. (Yale Center for British Art, New Haven).
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12. Self-portrait in a fur cap, by Joseph Wright of Derby. c.1765–68. Grisaille on blue-grey laid paper, 42.5 by 29.5 cm. (Art Institute of Chicago; Bridgeman Images).
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13. Portrait of a gentleman in a red fur-trimmed coat, frogged waistcoat and a white turban, by Joseph Wright of Derby. Late 1760s. Oil on canvas, 63.5 by 53.5 cm. (Private collection).
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14. Girl reading with a man looking over her shoulder, by Joseph Wright of Derby. 1768. Oil on canvas, 91.4 by 71.1 cm. (Private collection; Bridgeman Images).
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15. Two boys fighting over a bladder, by Joseph Wright of Derby. 1768. Oil on canvas, 91.4 by 71.1 cm. (Private collection).
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16. Study of a girl in a turban with pompom and frilled collar, by Joseph Wright of Derby. c.1767. Black and white chalk and stump on grey paper, 43.8 by 29.2 cm. (Private collection; photograph Lucas Olivet).
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17. Study of a boy reading, by Joseph Wright of Derby. c.1766. Grisaille pastel with touches of black chalk on blue paper, 48 by 28 cm. (J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles).
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18. An experiment on a bird in the air pump, by Joseph Wright of Derby. 1768. Oil on canvas, 76.2 by 63.5 (Derby Museum and Art Gallery).
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2. Three persons viewing the Gladiator by candle-light, by Joseph Wright of Derby. 1765. Oil on canvas, 102.5 by 122 cm. (Walker Art Gallery, National Museums Liverpool; Bridgeman Images).
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3. A philosopher giving that lecture on the orrery, in which a lamp is put in place of the sun, by Joseph Wright of Derby. 1766. Oil on canvas, 147.3 by 203.2 cm. (Derby Museum and Art Gallery; Bridgeman Images).
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4. An experiment on a bird in the air pump, by Joseph Wright of Derby. 1768. Oil on canvas, 183 by 244 cm. (National Gallery, London).
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5. An academy by lamplight, by Joseph Wright of Derby. Late 1760s. Oil on canvas, 127 by 101.6 cm. (Private collection).
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6. An academy by lamplight, by Joseph Wright of Derby. 1769. Oil on canvas, 127 by 101 cm. (Yale Center for British Art, New Haven; Bridgeman Images).
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7. Hermit, by Joseph Wright of Derby. 1769. Oil on canvas, 128.2 by 102.9 cm. (Derby Museum and Art Gallery; Bridgeman Images).
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8. Two girls dressing a kitten by candlelight, by Joseph Wright of Derby. 1767. Oil on canvas, 90.8 by 72.4 cm. (Kenwood House, London; Bridgeman Images).
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9. Two boys by candlelight, blowing a bladder, by Joseph Wright of Derby and studio. c.1767–73. Oil on canvas, 91.4 by 72.1 cm. (Huntington Library and Art Museum, San Marino).