Wright_of_Derby,_The_Orrery.jpg
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Summary
Joseph Wright of Derby : A Journalist Lecturing on the Orrery | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Artist |
artist QS:P170,Q214062
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Title |
Untitled, known as
A Philosopher Giving that Lecture on the Orrery, in which a Lamp is put in place of the Sun
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The Orrery
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Object type | painting | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Genre | conversation piece | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Description |
A public lecture about a model solar system, with a lamp—in place of the sun—illuminating the faces of the audience. .
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Date |
circa 1766
date QS:P571,+1766-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902
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Medium |
oil on canvas
medium QS:P186,Q296955;P186,Q12321255,P518,Q861259
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Dimensions |
height: 147.2 cm (57.9 in)
; width: 203.2 cm (80 in)
dimensions QS:P2048,+147.2U174728
dimensions QS:P2049,+203.2U174728
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Collection |
institution QS:P195,Q8012
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Current location |
institution QS:P195,Q8012
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References | http://www.derbymuseums.org/joseph-wright-gallery/ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Source/Photographer | europeana.eu | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Permission
( Reusing this file ) |
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