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John Michael Wright

1617 - 1694

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John Michael Wright (May 1617 – July 1694) was an English painter, mainly of portraits in the Baroque style. Born and raised in London, Wright trained in Edinburgh under the Scots painter George Jamesone, and sometimes described himself as Scottish in documents. He acquired a considerable reputation as an artist and scholar during a long sojourn in Rome. There he was admitted to the Accademia di San Luca and was associated with some of the leading artists of his generation. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. John Michael Wright is the 1,380th most popular painter (up from 1,537th in 2019), the 2,912th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 2,910th in 2019) and the 55th most popular British Painter.

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Among painters, John Michael Wright ranks 1,380 out of 2,023. Before him are Johann Köler, Kristian Zahrtmann, Aristarkh Lentulov, Jan Theuninck, Jacques Aved, and Boccaccio Boccaccino. After him are Maria Röhl, Marianne North, Lucien Pissarro, Ogata Kenzan, Karl von Blaas, and Georg Muche.

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Among people born in 1617, John Michael Wright ranks 14. Before him are Emanuel de Witte, Frederick VI, Margrave of Baden-Durlach, Leopoldo de' Medici, Adil Giray, Yun Hyu, and Magdalene Sibylle of Saxony. After him are Ralph Cudworth, and Roshanara Begum. Among people deceased in 1694, John Michael Wright ranks 17. Before him are Hishikawa Moronobu, Pierre Puget, Vittoria della Rovere, Francesco II d'Este, Duke of Modena, Johann Michael Bach, and Ismaël Bullialdus.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, John Michael Wright ranks 2,913 out of 8,785. Before him are Alexander William Williamson (1824), Johann von Lamont (1805), Naomie Harris (1976), Penelope Fitzgerald (1916), Arnold Bax (1883), and Edmund Ironside, 1st Baron Ironside (1880). After him are Marianne North (1830), James Young Simpson (1811), John Shrapnel (1942), Rupert Brooke (1887), Ernest Renshaw (1861), and Tom Finney (1922).

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Among PAINTERS In United Kingdom

Among painters born in United Kingdom, John Michael Wright ranks 55. Before him are John Atkinson Grimshaw (1836), George Turner (1841), Alan Lee (1947), Allen Jones (1937), Herbert James Draper (1863), and Auguste Couder (1789). After him are Marianne North (1830), Bridget Riley (1931), Mary Beale (1633), Barbara Bodichon (1827), Henry Raeburn (1756), and Thomas Girtin (1775).

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