File:Joseph Wright of Derby The Alchemist.jpg
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Joseph Wright of Derby: The Alchemist Discovering Phosphorus | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Artist |
artist QS:P170,Q214062 |
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Title |
English: The Alchemist Discovering Phosphorus or The Alchemist in Search of the Philosophers Stone |
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Object type | painting | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Description |
English: Full title: The Alchymist, In Search of the Philosopher’s Stone, Discovers Phosphorus, and prays for the successful Conclusion of his operation, as was the custom of the Ancient Chymical Astrologers, by Joseph Wright of Derby, now in Derby Museum and Art Gallery, Derby, U.K.
Türkçe: Joseph Wright of Derby'nin 1771 tarihli Felsefe Taşını Arayan Simyacı tablosu
Italiano: L'alchimista scopre il fosforo cercando la Pietra Filosofale - conservato al Derby Museum and Art Gallery - Derby (UK) |
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Depicted people | Hennig Brand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date |
1771 date QS:P571,+1771-00-00T00:00:00Z/9 |
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Medium |
oil on canvas medium QS:P186,Q296955;P186,Q12321255,P518,Q861259 |
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Dimensions |
height: 1,270 cm (13.8 yd); width: 1,061 cm (11.6 yd) dimensions QS:P2048,1270U174728 dimensions QS:P2049,1061U174728 |
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Collection |
institution QS:P195,Q8012 |
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Current location |
Joseph Wright Gallery |
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Accession number |
1883-152 |
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Notes | This painting was a likely influence on Tom Wedgwood.[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
References | http://www.derby.gov.uk/LeisureCulture/MuseumsGalleries/ArttreasureTheAlchymist.htm | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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current | 19:21, 12 November 2021 | 4,724 × 6,126 (6.24 MB) | Amitchell125 (talk | contribs) | light level amended | |
00:17, 26 July 2021 | 4,724 × 6,126 (4.89 MB) | Hohum (talk | contribs) | rv, highlights blown out | ||
23:19, 18 June 2019 | 4,724 × 6,126 (5.85 MB) | Tholme (talk | contribs) | colors. Lighter version more in line with the original upload | ||
01:07, 2 September 2017 | 4,724 × 6,126 (4.89 MB) | Hohum (talk | contribs) | Clearer version | ||
00:50, 9 May 2011 | 600 × 787 (535 KB) | PKM (talk | contribs) | {{artwork |artist={{Creator:Joseph Wright}} |title={{en|'''''The Alchemist Discovering Phosphorus''''' or '''''The Alchemist in Search of the Philosophers Stone'''''}} |Description = {{en|Full title: ''The Alchymist, In Search of the Philosopher’s Stone |
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