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Joseph Wright of Derby: English: Philosopher Giving that Lecture on an Orrery, in which a Lamp is put in place of the Sun or A Philosopher Lecturing with a Mechanical Planetary   (Wikidata search (Cirrus search) Wikidata query (SPARQL)  Create new Wikidata item based on this file)
Artist
Joseph Wright of Derby  (1734–1797)  wikidata:Q214062
 
Joseph Wright of Derby
Alternative names
Joseph Wright
Description English painter and drawer
Date of birth/death 3 September 1734 Edit this at Wikidata 29 August 1797 Edit this at Wikidata
Location of birth/death Derby Edit this at Wikidata Derby Edit this at Wikidata
Work location
Derby, London
Authority file
artist QS:P170,Q214062
Title
English: Philosopher Giving that Lecture on an Orrery, in which a Lamp is put in place of the Sun or A Philosopher Lecturing with a Mechanical Planetary
Object type painting
object_type QS:P31,Q3305213
Date 1766
date QS:P571,+1766-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
Medium oil on canvas
medium QS:P186,Q296955;P186,Q12321255,P518,Q861259
Dimensions height: 147.3 cm (57.9 in); width: 203.2 cm (80 in)
dimensions QS:P2048,147.3U174728
dimensions QS:P2049,203.2U174728
institution QS:P195,Q8012
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