| Wright of Derby was one of the most important English painters of the eighteenth century. He linked elements of romanticism with powerful images of science and technology. His depictions of artificial light on the faces of experimenters and their audiences captured the sense of wonder attendant on discoveries in natural science. |
| The Alchymist in
Search of the Philosophers' Stone Discovers Phosphorus (1771)
Experiment on a Bird in the Airpump (University of North Carolina / WebMuseum) Joseph Wright biography (University of North Carolina and WebMuseum) |
