Visual Art
A Philosopher by Lamplight
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Painting by Joseph Wright of Derby
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1769 (first exhibited)
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Painting
A Philosopher by lamplight is a painting by Joseph Wright of Derby. It is not known when Wright painted the picture, but it was first exhibited in 1769 in London with the Society of Artists. This was one of the earliest of many lamplight or candlelight paintings and portraits for which Wright is famed.
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