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””’Portrait of Richard Arkwright””’ is a 1790 [[portrait painting]] by the British [[artist]] [[Joseph Wright of Derby]]. It depicts the pioneer of the [[Industrial Revolution]] [[Richard Arkwright]]. <ref>Fraser p.130</ref> <ref>Bamford & Wallis p.78
””’Portrait of Richard Arkwright””’ is a 1790 [[portrait painting]] by the British [[artist]] [[Joseph Wright of Derby]]. It depicts the pioneer of the [[Industrial Revolution]] [[Richard Arkwright]].<ref>Fraser p.130</ref><ref>Bamford & Wallis p.78
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The same year Wright e painted a ”[[Portrait of Jedediah Strutt]]” featuring Arkwright’s former [[business partner]]. The painting has been on display at the [[Derby Museum and Art Gallery]] in Wright’s home city since 1993.
The same year Wright e painted a ”[[Portrait of Jedediah Strutt]]” featuring Arkwright’s former [[business partner]]. The painting has been on display at the [[Derby Museum and Art Gallery]] in Wright’s home city since 1993.
<ref>https://artuk.org/discover/artworks/sir-richard-arkwright-17321792-61215</ref> Wright also produced portraits of Arkwright’s son [[Richard Arkwright junior|Richard]] and his family. <ref>https://artuk.org/discover/artworks/richard-arkwright-junior-17551843-with-his-wife-mary-and-daughter-anne-61214</ref>
<ref>https://artuk.org/discover/artworks/sir-richard-arkwright-17321792-61215</ref> Wright also produced portraits of Arkwright’s son [[Richard Arkwright junior|Richard]] and his family.<ref>https://artuk.org/discover/artworks/richard-arkwright-junior-17551843-with-his-wife-mary-and-daughter-anne-61214</ref>
Arkwright’s portrait was also painted by the American artist [[Mather Brown]]. His ”[[Portrait of Richard Arkwright (Brown)|Portrait of Richard Arkwright]] shows the industrialist in a more fashionable style.<ref>https://ink.nbmaa.org/objects/536/sir-richard-arkwright</ref>
Arkwright’s portrait was also painted by the American artist [[Mather Brown]]. His ”[[Portrait of Richard Arkwright (Brown)|Portrait of Richard Arkwright]] shows the industrialist in a more fashionable style.<ref>https://ink.nbmaa.org/objects/536/sir-richard-arkwright</ref>
