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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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Author:
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).
Exhibition Review
Georges de La Tour: Europe of Light
11/2020 | 1412 | 162
Pages: 988-990
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Reviewer:
Terzaghi, Maria Cristina (Terzaghi, Maria Cristina)
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Georges de La Tour: Europe of Light Palazzo Reale, Milan 7th February–27th September | :
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14. Job mocked by his wife, by Georges de La Tour. c.1650. Oil on canvas, 145 by 97 cm. (Musée départemental d’art ancien et contemporain, Épinal; exh. Palazzo Reale, Milan).
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15. St John the Baptist in the desert, by Georges de La Tour. c.1649. Oil on canvas, 81 by 101 cm. (Musée départemental, Vic-sur-Seille; exh. Palazzo Reale, Milan).
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16. Hurdy-gurdy player with a dog, by Georges de La Tour. c.1620–25. Oil on canvas, 186 by 120 cm. (Musée du Mont-depiété, Bergues; exh. Palazzo Reale, Milan).
Short Notice
Boy with a Candle
12/1977 | 897 | 119
Pages: 856-857
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Author:
Burkett, Mary E. (Burkett, Mary E.; Burkett, Mary)
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68. The Artist's Brother Holding a Candle, by George Romney. Canvas, 40 by 32.3 cm. (Abbot Hall Art Gallery, Kendal).
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69. girl Reading a Letter with a Young Man behind, by Joseph Wright of Derby. Canvas, 88.9 by 69.8 cm. (Collection Lt. Col. R. S. Nelthorpe).
Short Notice
The Use of Candle-Light for Portrait Painting in Sixteenth-Century Italy
06/1977 | 891 | 119
Pages: 434+437
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Bury, John Bernard (Bury, John Bernard; Bury, John; B., J.; Bury, J. B.; B., J. B.; Bury, J. B.)
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Short Notice
Candlelight Pictures from the South Netherlands
05/1966 | 758 | 108
Pages: 252-256
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Nicolson, Benedict (B. N) (Nicolson, Benedict (B. N); N., B.)
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45. Card-players and Smokers, Here Attributed to Adam de Coster. Canvas, 108 by 143 cm. (Collection C. Caloyannis, Athens.)
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47. Trik-Trak Players. Engraving by L. Vorsterman after Adam de Coster.
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49. Drinker, Here Attributed to Adam de Coster. Canvas, 85 by 64 cm. (Nationalmuseum, Stockholm.)
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50. Singer, Here Attributed to Adam de Coster. Canvas, 123 by 93 cm. (National Gallery of Ireland.)
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51. Fragment from Card-Players and Smokers, by Adam de Coster. Canvas. (Collection G. Aubrey, Paris, 1928.)
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52. Scene of Mercenary Love, by Adam de Coster. Canvas, 123 by 100 cm. (Sale Dorotheum, Vienna, 1964.)
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46. Boy Reading, Here Described as Antwerp School (?), c. 1630-40. Canvas. (Collection Sir Kenneth Clark.)
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48. Singer and Luteplayer, Here Described as Antwerp School (?), c. 1630-40. Canvas. (Museum, Grenoble.
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53. Boy Singing, Here Described as Antwerp School (?), c. 1630-40. Canvas, c. 65 by 50 cm. (Collection Mrs Judith Leycester, Godmanchester, Hunts.)
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54. Boy Singing, Here Described as Antwerp School (?), c. 1630-40. Canvas, 67 by 51 cm. (Collection H. Wetzlar, Amsterdam.)
Western art unattributed:
55. Boy Singing, Here Described as Antwerp School (?), c. 1630-40. Canvas. (Formerly Bellanger Collection, Paris.)
Western art unattributed:
56. Boy Blowing on Firebrand, Here Described as Antwerp School (?), c. 1630-40. Canvas, 68.5 by 51.5 cm. (Collection Arch. A. Busiri Vici, Rome.)
Article
Joseph Wright's Early Subject Pictures
03/1954 | 612 | 96
Pages: 72+74-80
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Author:
Nicolson, Benedict (B. N) (Nicolson, Benedict (B. N); N., B.)
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Attributed works:
11. Old Man and Death, by Joseph Wright of Derby. Canvas, 101.6 by 127 cm. (Wadsworth Atheneum, Hartford, Conn.)
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12. The Alchist, by Joseph Wright of Derby. Signed with Initials and Dated 1795. Canvas, 127 by 100 cm. (Museum and Art Gallery, Derby.)
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13. The Alchemist, by Thomas Wyck. (Ham House.)
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14. Detail from The Prodigal Son, by Gerard van Honthorst. (Alte Pinakothek, Munich.)
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15. Cavalier Lighting Pipe and Figure Filling Glass from Tankard, by Joseph Wright of Derby. Canvas, 99.1 by 82.5 cm. (R. G. Palmer Morewood Collection, Alfreton Hall.)
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4. Portrait of an Officer of the Royal Horse Guards, Here Attributed to Joseph Wright of Derby. Canvas, 127 by 101.6 cm. (Messrs. A. Tooth.). 5. The Blacksmith's Shop, by Joseph Wright of Derby. Signed and Dated 1771. Canvas, 128 by 102.5 cm. (British Association for the Advancement of Science, Down House, Downe.). 7. The Tramp, by Joseph Wright of Derby. Pen and Sepia Wash on Paper, 68.6 by 48.3 cm. (Museum and Art Gallery, Derby.)
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8. Young Woman Reading over a Letter by Candlelight, by Joseph Wright of Derby. Signed and Dated 1772. Canvas (Overdoor). (Mrs Chandos-Pole, Radbourne Hall.)
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9. Study for The Iron Forge, by Joseph Wright of Derby. Signed and dated 1772. Grey Wash on Paper 31.7 by 51.7 cm. (Museum and Art Gallery, Derby.)
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A. Illustration by J. J. Grandville to La Mort et le Bûcheron (Fable XVI). From Fables de La Fontaine, Paris [1838], 1, opp. p.34.
Western art unattributed:
10. An Academy by Lamplight. English School, c.1760-5. Canvas (Unfinished), 48.3 by 64.8 cm. (Diploma Gallery, Royal Academy of Arts.)