Thomas Gainsborough's 1770 painting has been reproduced ... of their most popular 18th century paintings: Joseph Wright of Derby's massive 1768 work, An Experiment on a Bird in the Air Pump.

The sketch is on the reverse of a self-portrait of Joseph Wright ... It was painted in 1768 and is Wright's most renowned painting. The sketch was loaned to the gallery along with two other ...

This great painting seems to be alive with the tensions ... That detail adds a tiny pulse-beat to the atmosphere here. Joseph Wright of Derby (1734-97) was best known for his paintings of ...

A sketch of the painting An Experiment On A Bird In An Air Pump 1768 by Joseph Wright of Derby at the Tate (John Stillwell/PA) PA Archive Owned as part of a private collection since it was ...

A painting by a British 18th Century artist has been saved for the nation. Joseph Wright's Self-Portrait at the Age of About Forty has been unveiled at Derby Museum and Art Gallery, which holds ...

Joseph Wright was famous for painting factory scenes during the Industrial ... works is An Experiment On A Bird In The Air Pump, from 1768, which recreates an experiment by the 17th Century ...