Joseph Wright of Derby
1968, two volumes: biography, critical commentary, catalogue raisonne, and plates
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Printing Details
First edition. Two volumes (complete), hardbacks in dustwrapper, in original thin card slipcase. Each 32.5 × 26cm. xvi, 292pp, index & 221pp
Profusely illustrated and published for the Paul Mellon Foundation for British Art. This book, when published, was one of the "most comprehensive to be devoted to an English painter and as a biographical and interpretative study it attempts to present Wright in every aspect. It records what is known about his life, affords a critical commentary on his painting, describes his friends and associates, who included Erasmus Darwin, Josiah Wedgwood and Richard Arkwright, and provides a catalogue of the surviving paintings." The second volume contains over 350 illustrations in a mix of full page and several to a page, predominantly in black and white but a few in colour.
Condition
Both books are in very good condition. The dustwrappers have some very minor marginal wear, but the thin card slipcase has protected them well. The slipcase itself is rather marked and a bit tatty. A heavy set at 5kg.
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Price
£40.00
