{"title":"Wright, John Michael","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJohn Michael Wright (1617–1694)\u003c\/strong\u003e was an English portrait painter whose career extended from the courts of Europe to Restoration England. Born in London, he travelled widely and developed a style noted for its carefully observed faces, rich fabrics and restrained elegance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn 1636 Wright became an apprentice to the Scottish painter George Jamesone in Edinburgh. During the 1640s he travelled to Rome, where he became a Catholic and was admitted to the Accademia di San Luca in 1648. His time in Italy exposed him to continental portraiture and the Baroque painters of Rome. He subsequently worked for Archduke Leopold Wilhelm, Governor of the Spanish Netherlands, before establishing himself in London in 1656.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWright painted Charles II and members of the English aristocracy, although the court often preferred the more fashionable style of \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/lely-sir-peter\"\u003eSir Peter Lely\u003c\/a\u003e. In 1673 Wright was appointed Picture Drawer in Ordinary to the King. Among his significant commissions were portraits of the judges responsible for resolving property disputes after the Great Fire of London.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHis \u003ca href=\"\/products\/wright-john-michael-1617-1694-james-4th-earl-of-salisbury-sister-lady-catherine-c-1668-9\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eJames Cecil, 4th Earl of Salisbury, and His Sister Lady Catherine\u003c\/em\u003e (c.1668–69)\u003c\/a\u003e depicts two aristocratic children, with careful attention to their dress and individual expressions. The painting is at Hatfield House in Hertfordshire.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOther sitters included the philosopher Thomas Hobbes, the poet John Dryden and Sir Robert Shirley. Wright's portraiture often emphasised character and individuality rather than theatrical display.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHe travelled to Dublin in the late 1670s and returned to Rome during the 1680s. Wright died in London in 1694. His surviving pictures provide an important visual record of the people and society of seventeenth-century Britain.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"wright-john-michael-1617-1694-james-4th-earl-of-salisbury-sister-lady-catherine-c-1668-9","title":"Wright, John Michael (1617-1694) - James, 4th Earl of Salisbury, \u0026 sister Lady Catherine c.1668-9","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eJames, 4th Earl of Salisbury, and His Sister, Lady Catherine\u003c\/em\u003e (c.1668–69) is a double portrait by the English painter John Michael Wright (1617–1694). The young sitters are James Cecil (1666–1694), later 4th Earl of Salisbury, and his sister Lady Catherine Cecil (1662–1688). The painting is associated with Hatfield House in Hertfordshire and exemplifies Wright’s carefully observed portraits of aristocratic children.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis download includes 1 JPEG image at 600 dpi, measuring 4887 pixels wide by 6021 pixels tall.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe picture is out of copyright and in the public domain, so you are free to use it in whatever way you'd like, including commercial use.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRead more about \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/wright-john-michael\"\u003eJohn Michael Wright\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Digital Download - 1 image","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":64395576443210,"sku":null,"price":0.8,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0776\/7965\/7290\/files\/Wright_JohnMichael_1617-1694_-James_4thEarlofSalisbury_main.jpg?v=1794592969"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0776\/7965\/7290\/collections\/Wright_John_Michael_1617-1694.jpg?v=1794593094","url":"https:\/\/www.publicdomainimagelibrary.com\/collections\/wright-john-michael.oembed","provider":"Public Domain Image Library","version":"1.0","type":"link"}