Experiment with an Air-Pump, 1768 - Postcard by Wright of Derby, Joseph

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New York: Shearjashub Spooner, 1852. Later impression from the original engraved plate by Samuel Middiman. The Boydells' original plates were purchased and restored by Shearjashub Spooner (1809-1859) in 1852, after which he published a two-volume set entitled The American edition of Boydell's Illustrations of the Dramatic Works of Shakespeare, by the Most Eminent Artists of Great Britain. Spooner was a successful New York dentist who produced several other arts publishing projects. Spooner's Boydell Shakespeare edition has rich impressions, many details having been enlivened by the re-engraving of worn areas. Therefore, these are later states of the earlier prints, one indication of Spooner's printings is the plate number to the left of the title area, in this case "36". In 1786, the printseller John Boydell (1719-1804) 'embarked upon the most important enterprise of his life, viz. the publication, by subscription, of a series of prints illustrative of [the works of] Shakespeare, after pictures… Read More

This is Seymour Haden's etched version of the painting by Thomas Wright of Derby entitled ""Edwin the Minstrel"". The man in the portrait was actually Sir Francis Seymour Haden's own grandfather. Thomas Haden almost whole-length, seated with his legs crossed, resting his chin on his left hand.3rd state of 5, with cross hatchings on the background, title and date on the top left corner and fading inscriptions at bottom.[NL] Portret van Thomas Haden of Derby op jonge leeftijd, zittend met zijn benen over elkaar, zijn hoofd leunend op zijn hand. Etching and dry needle on paper, wide margins; total: 400 x 283 mm; state III/5; some toning, smudges, some dirt on the margins, traces of previous mountings on verso; clear watermark fleu-de-lis in crowned shield, lettering LVG.

1768. Wright, Joseph, of Derby (1734-97). A philosopher giving a lecture on the orrery. From the original picture painted by Mr Joseph Wright. In the collection of the Right Honourable the Earl of Ferrers. Mezzotint, with engraving, by William Pether after Wright; framed. N.p., 20 May 1768. 480 x 585 mm. Minor repair in the center of the lower margin at the imprint, but very good. Clayton state IV. This copy is from the collection of the Honorable Christopher Lennox-Boyd (1941-2012; Judy Egerton, author of the authoritative Wright of Derby (1990), used Lennox-Boyd's collection as a source for her book's bibliography of states of Wright's prints. Wright's famous painting, depicting a lecturer demonstrating a mechanical model of the solar system to a small audience, broke with tradition in making science its focus rather than religion or classical mythology. Wright, an artist associated with the British Enlightenment, has been called the first professional painter to express the spirit of the… Read More