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began to paint the royal family in about 1766. Given their solemn atmosphere however, and as it seems none of the figures are intended to be understood as portraits (even if models may be identified), the paintings can not be regarded as conversation pieces. The 20th-century art historian
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In both of these works, the candlelit setting had a realist justification. Viewing sculpture by candlelight, when the contours showed well, and there might even be an impression of movement from the flickering light, was a fashionable practice described by
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A working reconstruction of the grand orrery depicted in Joseph Wright's painting was commissioned by Derby Museums in 1993. It was built by clock and orrery-maker, John Gleave, and is displayed alongside the original work in the museum's art gallery.
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Elliott, Paul (1 January 2000). "The Birth of Public Science in the English Provinces: Natural Philosophy in Derby, c. 1690–1760".
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was the model for the lecturer, while another commentator points out the figure's resemblance to "a painting of
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The painting was one of a number of British works challenging the set categories of the rigid, French-dictated,
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in the late 18th century, as other types of painting aspired to be treated as seriously as the costumed
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An anonymous review from the time called Wright "a very great and uncommon genius in a peculiar way".
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Science and Religion: Some Historical Perspectives (Cambridge Studies in the History of Science)
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A Philosopher giving that Lecture on the Orrery in which a lamp is put in place of the Sun
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was painted without a commission, probably in the expectation that it would be bought by
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1473 mm Ă— 2032 mm (58 in Ă— 80 in)
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Replica grand orrery on display alongside the original painting in
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of a Classical or mythological subject. In some respects the
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William Weddell and the transformation of Newby Hall
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Joseph Wright of Derby
Derby Museum and Art Gallery
Derby
Joseph Wright of Derby
orrery
Derby Museum and Art Gallery
An Experiment on a Bird in the Air Pump
National Gallery, London
Three Persons Viewing the Gladiator by Candlelight
Borghese Gladiator
Goethe
Charles-Amédée-Philippe van Loo
hierarchy of genres
history painting
conversation pieces
Johann Zoffany
Ellis Waterhouse
Denis Diderot
Pierre Beaumarchais
Derby Museum and Art Gallery
Washington Shirley
5th Earl Ferrers
orrery
Peter Perez Burdett
Derbyshire
the 6th Earl
Derby Museum and Art Gallery
Grand Orrery
Benedict Nicolson

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