# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/joseph-wright-of-derby
# Generated: 2026-08-15T08:25:53.289Z

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url: "https://fame.am/person/joseph-wright-of-derby"
name: "Joseph Wright of Derby"
slug: "joseph-wright-of-derby"
description: "Joseph Wright, styled Joseph Wright of Derby, was an English painter who specialised in portrait painting and landscape art. He has been acclaimed as \"the first professional painter to express the spirit of the Industrial Revolution\"."
tagline: "18th-century British painter (1734-1797)"
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gender: "male"
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birthDate: "1734-09-03"
deathDate: "1797-08-29"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
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  profileCompleteness:  60
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
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  country:  null
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump