The Gulf of Salerno
1783 · Oil on canvas
41.6 × 59.4 cm (16 3/8 × 23 3/8 in.); Framed: 51.5 × 67.7 cm (20 1/4 × 26 5/8 in.)
Art Institute of Chicago
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Joseph Wright of Derby
1734–1797
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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 spirit of the Industrial Revolution".
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