Talk:The Alchemist Discovering Phosphorus

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Did you know... that Joseph Wright of Derby's painting, The Alchemist Discovering Phosphorus (detail pictured), was only sold after his death, when all of his possessions were auctioned at Christie's?

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The Wright Challenge[edit]

This article was the first written as part of the [Wikipedia:GLAM/Derby/Multilingual Challenge Wright Challenge]. By the time this article appeared on the main page it had been translated into eight languages Victuallers (talk) 14:19, 8 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Better image?[edit]

Is this image of the painting truer to the original? - PKM (talk) 00:37, 9 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I will ask Lucy Salt who is the Wright expert.... or just change it? Victuallers (talk) 07:51, 12 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]