Your selection
Clear selectionLeave the work to our dedicated Account Managers.
Find Your Perfect Match The top results are exact matches, while the rest are visually similar images curated from our archive.
Drag file here
Upload
Processing search results
Waiting for update..
Error:
Searching for a particular field
| Field | Search term | Example |
| Asset title | title: | title:pony |
| Asset title and keywords | ~ | ~pony |
| Asset description text | description: | description:london |
| Agency prefix | prfx: or $ | prfx:lal or $LAL |
| Asset id | imageid: or # | imageid:250297 or imageid:[2500 TO 4000] or #1551 |
| Agency name | coll: | coll:history |
| Medium | medium: | medium:oil |
| Century | century: | century:20th |
| Keywords | kw: | kw:dog |
| Artist name | artist: or ? | artist:monet or ?monet |
| Artist nationality | nat: | nat:French |
| Creator ID | creatorid: | creatorid:37 |
| Location | loc: or @ | loc:exeter or @exeter |
| Classification | class: | class:57 or #57. Use # for unclassified assets |
| Year | year: | year:1850 or year:[1700 TO 1800] |
Joseph Wright of Derby (b.1734 d.1797) was an English painter who made a name for himself as a successful portraitist in the Midlands. In the 1760s he utilised tenebrism, painting various candle lit scenes. This is illustrated in his most famous work An Experiment on a Bird in the Air Pump (1768). This work was described by Sir Ellis Waterhouse as ‘one of the wholly original masterpieces of British art’.
Wright of Derby, Joseph (1734-97)
Photo Josse
JLJ4657593
Wright of Derby, Joseph (1734-97)
Photo Josse
JLJ4657593
We partner with the world's leading museums, galleries and artists, so you have access to the highest-quality imagery.
Our teams can help you find the perfect content and take care of all of the copyright and licensing requirements.
Bridgeman Images
77 Sands Street, 6th Floor
Brooklyn, NY 11201
United States
T: +1 212 828 1238
© Copyright 2026 Bridgeman Art Library Limited. Registered in England and Wales as company number 01056394.