In the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland — check current display status with the museum.
FROM THE CLEVELAND MUSEUM OF ART’S CATALOG
Joseph Wright of Derby's fame as a painter was enhanced by prints based on his compositions since works on paper, being relatively cheap and widely available, could reach a much larger audience than his oils. Filled with dramatic light effects, Wright's paintings were ideally suited for reproduction in mezzotint. With its velvety texture and subtle tonal variations ranging from rich blacks to delicate shades of gray, mezzotint was the printmaking technique closest to oil painting. Experts like Earlom or William Pether were skilled at transposing paintings into mezzotint while exploiting the unique characteristics of this medium.
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Liber Veritatis: No. 89, View of a Mountainous Extended Cou
Liber Veritatis: No. 68, A Landscape at Sunset with Fisherm
Liber Veritatis: No. 145, A Landscape, with Figures, Simon 
Liber Veritatis: No. 138, A View of the Sea, with Christ Pr
Liber Veritatis: No. 135, A Landscape, with Buildings, Merc
Liber Veritatis: No. 108, Landscape with Satyrs and Nymphs 
A Flower Piece
Liber Veritatis: No. 200, A View on the Sea Shore, with the
John Boydell|Joseph Wright (Wright of Derby)|Richard Earlom 
Thomas Rowlandson — A Blacksmith
Giovanni Battista Piranesi (Italian, 1720–1778) — The Prison
Adriaen van Ostade — The Family
Théodore Géricault (French, 1791–1824) — The Flemish Blacksm
Giovanni David (Italian, 1743–1790) — Theater Scene
Charles Jacque — The Counterfeiters
Charles Jacque|Auguste Delâtre — The Counterfeiters
Giovanni Battista Piranesi (Italian, 1720–1778) — The Prison
Charles Jacque — The Counterfeiters
Adriaen van Ostade — The Family
Charles Jacque — Forge