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Philosopher Giving a Lecture on the Orrery

Joseph Wright of Derbyca. 1768

Yale Center for British Art

Yale Center for British Art
New Haven, CT, United States

  • Title: Philosopher Giving a Lecture on the Orrery
  • Creator: Joseph Wright of Derby, 1734–1797, British, active in Italy (1773–75)
  • Creator Lifespan: 1734/1797
  • Creator Nationality: British, active in Italy (1773–75)
  • Creator Gender: male
  • Date Created: ca. 1768
  • Physical Dimensions: 17 5/8 x 23 1/2 inches (44.8 x 59.7 cm) Frame: 20 3/4 × 26 3/8 × 1 3/4 inches (52.7 × 67 × 4.4 cm)
  • Subject Keywords: curtain, redingote (overcoat), cravat, pencil, apparatus, genre subject, orrery, model (representation), paper (fiber product), writing (processes), science, teaching, astronomy, men, audience, light, gesture, invention, monochromatic, spectators, astronomer, scientist, teacher, philosopher, children, girls, boys, planets, books
  • External Link: See this work of art on the Yale Center for British Art website
  • Medium: Oil on canvas
  • Repository Name: Yale Center for British Art
  • Credit Line: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Yale Center for British Art

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