Sir Richard Arkwright

Sir Richard Arkwright, a painting by Joseph Wright of Derby. 



The artwork depicts a three-quarter length portrait of Sir Richard Arkwright, seated in a chair. He is an older man with powdered white hair styled in a wig. He wears a dark reddish-brown coat over a lighter colored waistcoat and shirt. His right arm rests on the arm of the chair. The background is dark and unfocused, drawing attention to the subject. The painting's style is characteristic of 18th-century portraiture. The painting is held by the National Portrait Gallery. The dimensions are 1.02 meters wide by 1.26 meters high. The date of the painting is not specified in the provided metadata.