The Gulf of Salerno
L.L. and A.S. Coburn, Josephine and John I. Louis, Jr., and Alexander A. McKay Endowments; through prior acquisition of the Charles H. and Mary F.S. Worcester Endowment
Catalogue
- Year
- 1783
- Medium
- Oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 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.)
- Collection
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Artist
- Joseph Wright of Derby
Artist
Painting
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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- Joseph Wright of Derby
- Year
- 1783
- Medium
- Oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 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.)
- Watts ID
- WW-1783-157791
Source
- Collection
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Source
- aic
- Reference
- View at source
- Status
- verified