BBC - Britains Lost Masterpieces Collection 1 (2016-2017) Part 5 Derby

Britain’s Lost Masterpieces Collection 1

Historian and art dealer Dr Bendor Grosvenor, art historian Jacky Klein and Emma Dabiri celebrate the UK's local art treasures as they track down lost and hidden paintings from local museums and galleries.

Part 5 Derby

Along with a hippo skeleton, a stuffed hedgehog and a log boat, Derby Museum has the best collection of Joseph Wright of Derby paintings in the world. Wright of Derby is one of the greatest English artists who ever lived. He painted the most astounding 'birth of science' scenes, his landscapes and portraits are exquisite and he was inspired by the Industrial Revolution.

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