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CANDLE-LIGHT SUBJECTS.--“THE GLADIATOR” PICTURE.--COMMENCES TO PAINT LANDSCAPES IN 1772.--LIST OF PICTURES EXHIBITED AT THE SOCIETY OF ARTISTS’ ROOMS.--LIST OF PICTURES EXHIBITED AT THE ROYAL ACADEMY.--WRIGHT HOLDS AN EXHIBITION IN 1785, OF HIS OWN WORKS, IN LONDON.--HIS GENEROSITY IN GIVING PICTURES TO HIS FRIENDS.--IS A PIONEER IN WATER-COLOUR PAINTING 11

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WRIGHT MARRIES AND VISITS ITALY.--LETTERS.--EXTRACTS FROM DIARY.--BIRTH OF HIS DAUGHTER, ANNA ROMANA, IN ROME.--INFLUENCE OF THE OLD MASTERS 27

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