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Joseph Wright of Derby: The Alchemist Discovering Phosphorus  wikidata:Q1652023 reasonator:Q1652023
Artist
Joseph Wright of Derby  (1734–1797)  wikidata:Q214062
 
Joseph Wright of Derby
Alternative names
Joseph Wright
Description English painter and drawer
Date of birth/death 3 September 1734 Edit this at Wikidata 29 August 1797 Edit this at Wikidata
Location of birth/death Derby Derby
Work location
Derby, London
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artist QS:P170,Q214062
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Title
The Alchemist Discovering Phosphorus
or
The Alchemist in Search of the Philosophers Stone
Object type painting Edit this at Wikidata
Description
Full title: The Alchymist, In Search of the Philosopher’s Stone, Discovers Phosphorus, and prays for the successful Conclusion of his operation, as was the custom of the Ancient Chymical Astrologers
Depicted people Hennig Brand Edit this at Wikidata
Date 1771
date QS:P571,+1771-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
Medium oil on canvas
medium QS:P186,Q296955;P186,Q12321255,P518,Q861259
Dimensions 1,270 × 1,061 cm (13.8 × 11.6 yd)
institution QS:P195,Q8012
Current location
Joseph Wright Gallery
Accession number
1883-152
Notes This painting was a likely influence on Tom Wedgwood.[1]
References http://www.derby.gov.uk/LeisureCulture/MuseumsGalleries/ArttreasureTheAlchymist.htm
Source/Photographer en:wikipedia original source: http://www.ibiblio.org/wm/paint/auth/wright/
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