In the glow of the candle

Joseph Wright of Derby put science at the centre of his art. Eclipsed in his lifetime, his work still burns with radical ideas

by Charlotte Mullins

https://aeon.co/essays/joseph-wright-of-derby-put-science-at-the-centre-of-his-art?utm_source=Aeon+Newsletter&utm_campaign=e5a6820bbb-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2026_08_11&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_-4ef8a26106-72664972

The Life and Works of Joseph Wright by William Bemrose is available at PG: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/66201

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