Earthstopper on the Banks of the Derwent is a painting by Joseph Wright of Derby originally completed in 1773. The scene shows a man digging at nighttime...

1795. The full title of the painting is The Alchymist, in Search of the Philosopher's Stone, Discovers Phosphorus, and prays for the successful Conclusion...

Philosopher Lecturing on the Orrery, or the full title, A Philosopher giving that Lecture on the Orrery in which a lamp is put in place of the Sun, is a 1766 painting...

portrait painter. He has been acclaimed as "the first professional painter to express the spirit of the Industrial Revolution". Wright is notable for...

The Blacksmith's Shop is a recurring theme of five paintings by Joseph Wright of Derby. The version in his hometown was originally completed in 1771....

The Captive, from Sterne is a painting by Joseph Wright of Derby completed in 1774 and now in the National Gallery of Canada. Sterne's Captive, first...

authentic: "the form of her head-band, the treatment of the feathers, the quilled cords and knife-sheath, and the buffalo-robe painted on the skin side...

in 1774. The paintings show the different lighting at different times of the day. The subject of these paintings are the grottoes near Naples. Wright...

equine fatalities in the Grand National, an annual steeplechase horse racing event held at Aintree Racecourse near Liverpool. The Grand National is a National...

trainer at East Garston. He always wanted to win the Grand National, and in 1984 his horse Earthstopper came fifth but collapsed afterwards. Kindersley...

The Mandarin Handicap Chase is a National Hunt handicap steeplechase in England which is open to horses aged four years or older. It is run at Newbury...

which uses the picturesque valley of Dovedale as its subject. These paintings were sometimes made as pairs with one showing the view by day and the other by...

He was one of the "Dickinson five" (Michael Dickinson-trained horses that took the first five places at the 1983 Cheltenham Gold Cup). The horse's career...

Joshua Reynolds – Lady Anne Luttrell, The Duchess of Cumberland Joseph Wright of Derby – Earthstopper on the Banks of the Derwent Melchior Wyrsch – Reginald...

Open the Tomb of his Ancestors is a painting by Joseph Wright of Derby originally completed in 1772 . The painting was titled Miravan Breaking Open the Tomb...

made the Town Clerk in 1746. In 1757 he married Anne Ault of Loughborough and came into the use of £4,000 and lands and property in Litchurch and the parish...

main character in the painting. Outside the cave the dark landscape is lit by the moonlight breaking through the clouds. Shells were the sign of pilgrims...

George IV to an earthstopper, and could hardly write his own name. Among the famous races in which Dick Christian took part was the 1826 steeplechase...

by Saladin. The sketch is thought to have been a preparation for the now-lost painting Guy de Lusignan in Prison. The sketch was titled The Captive King...

winner Corbiere finished third. There was one equine fatality in the race when Earthstopper collapsed and died after finishing in fifth place. Racing colours...

during the Second World War and, upon his return to England, was placed on the reserve list of his former team and never again made it to the field. He...