What is recorded here
This bronze commemorative plaque records: Site of the birthplace of Joseph Wright A.R.A. called Wright of Derby: Born 1734: Died 1797
Joseph Wright ARA, known as Wright of Derby, was an influential 18th-century English landscape and portrait painter whose innovative use of light and shadow contributed significantly to the Romantic movement in art.
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