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Joseph Wright

American portrait painter (1756-1793)

Born in Bordentown City. Died in Philadelphia.

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A life in paintings

Born 17568 dated paintingsDied 1793

9 works

  • Virgil's Tomb by Moonlight, with Silius Italicus Declaiming
    Virgil's Tomb by Moonlight, with Silius Italicus Declaiming
    Joseph Wright
    1779 · Metropolitan Museum of Art
  • Major Peter Labilliere (d.1800)
    Major Peter Labilliere (d.1800)
    Joseph Wright
    1780 · Dorking Museum and Heritage Centre
  • Benjamin Franklin (1706–1790)
    Benjamin Franklin (1706–1790)
    Joseph Wright
    1782 · Royal Society of London
  • Elizabeth Stevens Carle
    Elizabeth Stevens Carle
    Joseph Wright
    c. 1783–1784 · National Gallery of Art
  • John Coats Browne
    John Coats Browne
    Joseph Wright
    c. 1784 · Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco
  • Portrait of General Giles
    Portrait of General Giles
    Joseph Wright
    c. 1785 · Smithsonian American Art Museum
  • The Monastery of S. Cosimato
    The Monastery of S. Cosimato
    Joseph Wright
    1789 · Gemäldegalerie Berlin
  • Frederick Augustus Conrad Muhlenberg
    Frederick Augustus Conrad Muhlenberg
    Joseph Wright
    1790 · National Portrait Gallery
  • Benjamin Franklin (1706–1790)
    Benjamin Franklin (1706–1790)
    Joseph Wright
    · University of Strathclyde
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