Portrait of Richard Arkwright

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Portrait of Richard Arkwright
ArtistJoseph Wright of Derby
Year1790
TypeOil on canvas, portrait painting
Dimensions125 cm × 99 cm (49 in × 39 in)
LocationDerby Museum and Art Gallery, Derby

Portrait of Richard Arkwright is a 1790 portrait painting by the British artist Joseph Wright of Derby. It depicts the pioneer of the Industrial Revolution Richard Arkwright. [1] [2]

The same year Wright e painted a Portrait of Jedediah Strutt featuring Arkwright's former business partner. The painting has been on display at the Derby Museum and Art Gallery in Wright's home city since 1993. [3] Wright also produced portraits of Arkwright's son Richard and his family. [4]

Arkwright's portrait was also painted by the American artist Mather Brown. [5]

References

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  1. ^ Fraser p.130
  2. ^ Bamford & Wallis p.78
  3. ^ https://artuk.org/discover/artworks/sir-richard-arkwright-17321792-61215
  4. ^ https://artuk.org/discover/artworks/richard-arkwright-junior-17551843-with-his-wife-mary-and-daughter-anne-61214
  5. ^ https://ink.nbmaa.org/objects/536/sir-richard-arkwright

Bibliography

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  • Bamford, Lucy & Wallis, Jonathan. Joseph Wright of Derby. Derby Museums, 2017.
  • Cosgrove Denis & Daniel's, Stephen The Iconography of Landscape: Essays on the Symbolic Representation, Design and Use of Past Environments. Cambridge University Press, 1988.
  • Leach, Stephen H. Joseph Wright and the Final Farewell. Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2022.
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