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Summary
Joseph Wright of Derby: A Journalist Lecturing on the Orrery | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Artist |
artist QS:P170,Q214062 |
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Title |
Untitled, known as A Philosopher Giving that Lecture on the Orrery, in which a Lamp is put in place of the Sun or The Orrery |
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Object type | painting | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Genre | conversation piece | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Description |
A public lecture about a model solar system, with a lamp—in place of the sun—illuminating the faces of the audience. . |
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Date |
circa 1766 date QS:P571,+1766-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902 |
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Medium |
oil on canvas medium QS:P186,Q296955;P186,Q12321255,P518,Q861259 |
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Dimensions |
height: 147.2 cm (57.9 in) ; width: 203.2 cm (80 in) dimensions QS:P2048,+147.2U174728 dimensions QS:P2049,+203.2U174728 |
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Collection |
institution QS:P195,Q8012
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Current location |
institution QS:P195,Q8012 |
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Exhibition history | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
References | http://www.derbymuseums.org/joseph-wright-gallery/ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Source/Photographer | europeana.eu | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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current | 13:24, 1 May 2016 | 6,527 × 4,581 (6.3 MB) | Hohum | Higher resolution of same image is fine. | |
10:14, 1 May 2016 | 610 × 430 (33 KB) | Multichill | Commons:Overwriting existing files: Reverted to version as of 04:33, 20 October 2006 (UTC) | ||
18:33, 17 April 2016 | 6,527 × 4,581 (6.3 MB) | Villy Fink Isaksen | higher resulution | ||
14:50, 25 January 2015 | 3,558 × 2,493 (669 KB) | Hohum | Better version | ||
04:33, 20 October 2006 | 610 × 430 (33 KB) | Ragesoss | ''A Philosopher Giving a Lecture on the Orrery'' (sometimes called simply ''The Orrery'') is a painting (oil on canvas, ca. 1766) by Joseph Wright of Derby depicting a public lecture about a model solar system, with a lamp—in plac |
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