Richard Wright | |
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| Born | c. 1723 Liverpool, England |
| Died | c. 1775 |
| Awards | Society of Arts 1764, 1766, 1768 Best Marine Picture |
Richard Wright (c. 1723 – c. 1775) was an English marine painter. An entirely self-taught artist, he first appeared as an exhibitor in London in 1760, and between that date and 1773 exhibited twenty-five works with the Incorporated Society of Artists and one with the Free Society.[1][2]
- ^ Bryan, Michael; Williamson, George Charles (1925). Bryan's dictionary of painters and engravers (revised ed.). p. 398. (First edition 1816).
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link) - ^ Grundy, C.R., ed. (December 1911). "Richard Wright, of Liverpool". The Connoisseur. Vol. 43. London: Otto. pp. 60–61.