An Academy by Lamplight, February 20, 1772, Mezzotint; second state of two, plate: 22 7/8 x 17 7/8 in. (58.1 x 45.4 cm), Prints, After Joseph Wright (Wright of Derby) (British, Derby 1734–1797 Derby), In a stone chamber containing the 'Nymph with a Shell and Borghese Gladiator,' six fancifully dressed young artists have assembled to sketch by lamp-light. The virtuoso realism—exemplified by the chipped stone plinth—belies the scene's mysterious, romantic mood
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Academy, Lamplight, February 20, 1772, Mezzotint, second state, two, plate, 22 7/8 x 17 7/8, 58.1 45.4 cm, Prints, After Joseph Wright, Wright of Derby, British, Derby, 1734–1797, stone chamber containing, Nymph, Shell, Borghese Gladiator, six fancifully, dressed, young, artists, assembled, sketch, lamp-light, virtuoso realism—exemplified, chipped stone, plinth—belies, scene, mysterious, romantic mood
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