Derby Museum and Art Gallery
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Derby Museum and Art Gallery is a museum and art gallery in Derby, England. It was established in 1879, along with Derby Central Library, in a new building designed by Richard Knill Freeman and given
The 1964 extension to the original building houses the museum and art gallery in 2008
The 1876 building mostly housed Derby Central Library but the dividing line with the newer building varied
A Philosopher Lecturing on the Orrery, by Joseph Wright of Derby, 1766
The Alchemist in Search of the Philosopher's Stone, by Joseph Wright, 1771
Joseph Wright of Derby
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Joseph Wright, styled Joseph Wright of Derby, was an English painter who specialised in portrait painting and landscape art. He has been acclaimed as "the first professional painter to express the spi
Derby Museum and Art Gallery
…building designed by Richard Knill Freeman and given to Derby by Michael Thomas Bass. The collection includes a gallery displaying many paintings by Joseph Wright of Derby; there is also a large display of Royal Crown Derby and other porcelain from Derby and the surrounding area. Further displays include archaeology…
Self-portrait, c. 1780
Self-portrait as a young man, 1765–1768, National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
An Experiment on a Bird in the Air Pump (1768)