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John Michael Wright: De 52 mest berømte malerier, dokumenteret

Opdateret november 2026 · rangeret efter vores popularitetsscore (søgninger, besøg og ordrer for hvert værk) · 52 værker af John Michael Wright i vores katalog

Oversigt

Ifølge denne rangliste er James, Duke of Cambridge (1663-67) (1666) det mest berømte maleri af John Michael Wright; det befinder sig på Buckingham Palace i London. Det efterfølges af Sir John Corbet of Adderley, 3rd Baronet (1676) og John Dryden (1668). Denne liste er baseret på de 52 værker af John Michael Wright i kataloget og viser de 52 mest berømte, med dato, museum og beskrivelse for hvert værk.

1617 – 1694, London Baroque Flest værker: National Portrait Gallery

John Michael Wright: de øverste 10 på listen

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James, Duke of Cambridge (1663-67) (1666) af John Michael Wright

James, Duke of Cambridge (1663-67)

1666 · Oil On Canvas · Buckingham Palace, London

In this formal portrait, the young James Stuart, Duke of Cambridge (1663-67), meets our gaze from a moment frozen in the seventeenth century. The artist, John Michael Wright, captures the boy at a tender age of just three or four years. He is the second son of the Duke of York and Anne Hyde, a child of high station whose life remains poignantly brief. We see him not as a…

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Sir John Corbet of Adderley, 3rd Baronet (1676) af John Michael Wright

Sir John Corbet of Adderley, 3rd Baronet

1676 · Oil On Canvas · Yale Center for British Art, New Haven

A single man occupies the space, anchored by a hand resting upon a table. Sir John Corbet of Adderley, 3rd Baronet, meets the viewer with a gaze of quiet, aristocratic certainty. He is a figure of substance, draped in the heavy architecture of seventeenth-century fashion. The light catches the sheen of his silk and the stiff, metallic embroidery of his waistcoat, carving his form out of a deep, near-black void.…

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John Dryden (1668) af John Michael Wright

John Dryden

1668 · Oil On Canvas · National Portrait Gallery, London

The man before us is John Dryden, a figure of immense intellectual weight who moves through the frame with a quiet, commanding presence. This portrait, painted by John Michael Wright, captures him at a transformative moment in his life. It is about 1668, a year that marks his ascent to a position of unique distinction. He stands not merely as a man, but as the first official Poet Laureate, a…

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Thomas Hobbes (1650) af John Michael Wright

Thomas Hobbes

1650 · Oil On Canvas · National Portrait Gallery, London

This oil on canvas portrait, titled Thomas Hobbes, was executed by the artist John Michael Wright. The work depicts the philosopher Thomas Hobbes, presenting the subject in a bust-length composition. The painting captures the likeness of the elderly man, focusing on the facial features and the upper torso.

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Margaret Onley, Mrs George Vernon (1642-1675), aged 19 (1660) af John Michael Wright

Margaret Onley, Mrs George Vernon (1642-1675), aged 19

1660 · Oil On Canvas · Sudbury Hall, Ashbourne

In this oval portrait, we encounter Margaret Onley at nineteen, a moment captured in 1660. She is presented in a bust-length composition, her body turned slightly to the left while her gaze meets ours with a calm, poised expression. There is a quietude in her posture that suggests a life of high status and composure. The lighting, descending from the upper left, sculpts the features of her face, casting soft…

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Mrs Edward Onley (1660) af John Michael Wright

Mrs Edward Onley

1660 · Oil On Canvas · Sudbury Hall, Ashbourne

The portrait titled Mrs Edward Onley is a work by the English painter John Michael Wright. This oil on canvas depicts a single female figure positioned in a three-quarter length view. The subject is presented against a background that includes a landscape on the left and dark drapery on the right.

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Margaret Onley, Mrs George Vernon (1642-1675) (1659) af John Michael Wright

Margaret Onley, Mrs George Vernon (1642-1675)

1659 · Oil On Canvas · Sudbury Hall, Ashbourne

Margaret Onley sits in a quiet, three-quarter pose, her presence anchored against a vast, receding landscape. The light catches the crest of her white gown, turning the fabric into a landscape of its own, where deep shadows pool in the heavy folds of the silk. She holds a small object, perhaps a piece of fruit or a decorative vessel, accompanied by a single sprig of greenery. Her gaze is steady,…

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George Vernon (1635/6-1702), the Builder of Sudbury Hall (1659) af John Michael Wright

George Vernon (1635/6-1702), the Builder of Sudbury Hall

1659 · Oil On Canvas · Sudbury Hall, Ashbourne

George Vernon (1635/6-1702), the Builder of Sudbury Hall, is the subject of this oil on canvas by John Michael Wright. Executed about 1659, the portrait captures the man responsible for the construction of the Restoration mansion at Sudbury. Wright, a significant figure in the British school of painting, provides a formal likeness that emphasizes the sitter's social standing and authority.

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Lady Anne Somerset, Lady Howard (1631-1662) (1652) af John Michael Wright

Lady Anne Somerset, Lady Howard (1631-1662)

1652 · Oil On Canvas

In this portrait, we encounter Lady Anne Somerset, a woman whose presence is defined by a quiet, luminous dignity. She is presented in a three-quarter length pose, her figure emerging from a dark, atmospheric landscape that recedes into a twilight sky. The composition relies heavily on a chiaroscuro effect, where light is concentrated upon her face, neck, and chest, pulling her forward from the deep shadows of the background. There…

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William Cavendish, 1st Duke of Devonshire, KG, PC (1640-1707) as a Youth (1655) af John Michael Wright

William Cavendish, 1st Duke of Devonshire, KG, PC (1640-1707) as a Youth

1655 · Oil On Canvas · Hardwick Hall

In this oval-format portrait, we encounter William Cavendish as a young man, captured in a moment of quiet composure. The composition focuses on a bust-length view, where the subject emerges from a dark, near-black background that pushes his presence toward the viewer. There is a certain stillness here, a sense of a life just beginning to settle into the weight of its own status. The lighting is directional, sweeping in…

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11Colonel The Hon. John Russell (1620-1681) (1659) af John Michael WrightColonel The Hon. John Russell (1620-1681)1659 · Ham House 12Thomas Povey (1613/14 - c.1705) (1657) af John Michael WrightThomas Povey (1613/14 - c.1705)1657 13Portrait of Mary Villiers, Duchess of Richmond, with her late son Esme and her daughter Mary (1661) af John Michael WrightPortrait of Mary Villiers, Duchess of Richmond, with her late son Esme and her daughter Mary1661 14Sir Robert Rookwood (1660) af John Michael WrightSir Robert Rookwood1660 · Museum of Fine Arts, Houston 15William Cunningham, 8th Earl of Glencairn, about 1610 - 1664. Lord Chancellor of Scotland (1661) af John Michael WrightWilliam Cunningham, 8th Earl of Glencairn, about 1610 - 1664. Lord Chancellor of Scotland1661 · Scottish National Portrait Gallery 16Portrait Of Grace Wilbraham ) (1656) af John Michael WrightPortrait Of Grace Wilbraham )1656 17Margaret Spencer, Lady Arundell of Wardour (d.1704) (1663) af John Michael WrightMargaret Spencer, Lady Arundell of Wardour (d.1704)1663 · Trerice 18Mary Scrope, the Hon. Mrs Henry Arundell (1663) af John Michael WrightMary Scrope, the Hon. Mrs Henry Arundell1663 19George Vernon (1635-1702) (1674) af John Michael WrightGeorge Vernon (1635-1702)1674 · Sudbury Hall 20Called Colonel Vernon possibly Edward Vernon (1665) af John Michael WrightCalled Colonel Vernon possibly Edward Vernon1665 · Sudbury Hall 21Sir Robert Shirley, 7th Bt Shirley of Staunton Harold,  6th Baron Ferres of Chantilly and 1st Earl Ferrers PC (1650-1717) (1671) af John Michael WrightSir Robert Shirley, 7th Bt Shirley of Staunton Harold, 6th Baron Ferres of Chantilly and 1st Earl Ferrers PC (1650-1717)1671 · Sudbury Hall 22Edward Onley (1662) af John Michael WrightEdward Onley1662 · Sudbury Hall 23Lord Henry Howard, 6th Duke of Norfolk, later Lord Howard of Castle Rising (1628-1684) (1669) af John Michael WrightLord Henry Howard, 6th Duke of Norfolk, later Lord Howard of Castle Rising (1628-1684)1669 · Powys Castle Museum 24Lady Elizabeth Herbert (née Somerset), Countess of Powis, later Marchioness and (titular) Duchess of Powis (1633/4-1691) (1674) af John Michael WrightLady Elizabeth Herbert (née Somerset), Countess of Powis, later Marchioness and (titular) Duchess of Powis (1633/4-1691)1674 · Powys Castle Museum 25Joanna Granville, Mrs Richard Thornhill, later Lady Thornhill (1635-1709) (1666) af John Michael WrightJoanna Granville, Mrs Richard Thornhill, later Lady Thornhill (1635-1709)1666 · Lacock Abbey 26Sir Thomas Myddelton IV, 2nd Bt (1651-1684) (1670) af John Michael WrightSir Thomas Myddelton IV, 2nd Bt (1651-1684)1670 27The Family of Sir Robert Vyner (1673) af John Michael WrightThe Family of Sir Robert Vyner1673 · National Portrait Gallery 28Barbara Palmer (née Villiers), Duchess of Cleveland (1670) af John Michael WrightBarbara Palmer (née Villiers), Duchess of Cleveland1670 · National Portrait Gallery 29Charles II (1630-1685) (1673) af John Michael WrightCharles II (1630-1685)1673 · Royal Collection 30John Lacy (d. 1681) (1669) af John Michael WrightJohn Lacy (d. 1681)1669 · Royal Collection 31Sir William Bruce, c 1630 - 1710. Architect (1664) af John Michael WrightSir William Bruce, c 1630 - 1710. Architect1664 · Scottish National Portrait Gallery 32Susanna Hamilton, Countess of Cassillis, 1632 - 1694. First wife of the 7th Earl of Cassilis (1662) af John Michael WrightSusanna Hamilton, Countess of Cassillis, 1632 - 1694. First wife of the 7th Earl of Cassilis1662 · Scottish National Portrait Gallery 33Portrait of Lady Catherine and Lady Charlotte Talbot (1679) af John Michael WrightPortrait of Lady Catherine and Lady Charlotte Talbot1679 · National Gallery of Ireland 34Francisca Posthuma Legh, Lady Richard Brooke (b.1639/40) (1683) af John Michael WrightFrancisca Posthuma Legh, Lady Richard Brooke (b.1639/40)1683 · Lyme Park 35Elizabeth Archer, Lady Croft (d.1709) (after John Michael Wright) (1675) af John Michael WrightElizabeth Archer, Lady Croft (d.1709) (after John Michael Wright)1675 · Croft Castle 36An Unknown Young Woman (1677) af John Michael WrightAn Unknown Young Woman1677 · Blickling Hall 37Portrait of Mrs Salesbury with her Grandchildren Edward and Elizabeth Bagot (1675) af John Michael WrightPortrait of Mrs Salesbury with her Grandchildren Edward and Elizabeth Bagot1675 38Lord Mungo Murray [Am Morair Mungo Moireach] (1683) af John Michael WrightLord Mungo Murray [Am Morair Mungo Moireach]1683 · Scottish National Portrait Gallery 39Thomas Hobbes af John Michael WrightThomas HobbesNational Portrait Gallery 40Portrait of Sir Matthew Hale Kt Chief Justice of the King's Bench (1609) af John Michael WrightPortrait of Sir Matthew Hale Kt Chief Justice of the King's Bench1609 41Portrait Of Charles Ii ) (1630) af John Michael WrightPortrait Of Charles Ii )1630 · National Portrait Gallery 42Portrait Of Mary Wilbraham ) (1661) af John Michael WrightPortrait Of Mary Wilbraham )1661 43Portrait of a Lady af John Michael WrightPortrait of a LadyRoyal Collection 44Elizabeth cromwell af John Michael WrightElizabeth cromwellNational Portrait Gallery 45Portrait of Mary, Duchess of Buckingham af John Michael WrightPortrait of Mary, Duchess of Buckingham 46Portrait of Sir John Corbet of Adderley, wearing the robes of the High Sheriff of Shropshire af John Michael WrightPortrait of Sir John Corbet of Adderley, wearing the robes of the High Sheriff of Shropshire 47Astraea Returns To Earth, Panel From The Whitehall Ceiling af John Michael WrightAstraea Returns To Earth, Panel From The Whitehall Ceiling 48Sir John Robinson, Lord Mayor af John Michael WrightSir John Robinson, Lord Mayor 49Portrait Of Magdalen Aston af John Michael WrightPortrait Of Magdalen Aston 50Portrait of Lady Whyte-Dunne af John Michael WrightPortrait of Lady Whyte-Dunne 51George Jeffreys, 1st Baron Jeffreys of Wem (1675) af John Michael WrightGeorge Jeffreys, 1st Baron Jeffreys of Wem1675 · National Portrait Gallery 52Portrait Of Sir Neil O'neill ) (1658) af John Michael WrightPortrait Of Sir Neil O'neill )1658

Hovedmotiver i værkerne af John Michael Wright

De fire motiver, der er hyppigst repræsenteret i disse værker, hver med sit mest kendte eksempel.

John Michael Wright: museer med værker

De 8 museer, der rummer flest af malerierne på denne side.

Museum By Værker af John Michael Wright Malerier fra denne liste
National Portrait Gallery, LondonNational Portrait Gallery London 8 John Dryden, Thomas Hobbes, The Family of Sir Robert Vyner
Sudbury Hall, AshbourneSudbury Hall Ashbourne 8 Margaret Onley, Mrs George Vernon (1642-1675), aged 19, Mrs Edward Onley, Margaret Onley, Mrs George Vernon (1642-1675)
Scottish National Portrait Gallery, EdinburghScottish National Portrait Gallery Edinburgh 4 William Cunningham, 8th Earl of Glencairn, about 1610 - 1664. Lord Chancellor of Scotland, Sir William Bruce, c 1630 - 1710. Architect, Susanna Hamilton, Countess of Cassillis, 1632 - 1694. First wife of the 7th Earl of Cassilis
Royal Collection, LondonRoyal Collection London 3 Charles II (1630-1685), John Lacy (d. 1681), Portrait of a Lady
Powys Castle Museum 2 Lord Henry Howard, 6th Duke of Norfolk, later Lord Howard of Castle Rising (1628-1684), Lady Elizabeth Herbert (née Somerset), Countess of Powis, later Marchioness and (titular) Duchess of Powis (1633/4-1691)
Buckingham Palace, LondonBuckingham Palace London 1 James, Duke of Cambridge (1663-67)
Yale Center for British Art, New HavenYale Center for British Art New Haven 1 Sir John Corbet of Adderley, 3rd Baronet
Hardwick HallHardwick Hall 1 William Cavendish, 1st Duke of Devonshire, KG, PC (1640-1707) as a Youth

John Michael Wright efter årti: det mest berømte maleri fra hvert årti

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John Michael Wright: spørgsmål og dokumenterede svar

Hvilket maleri af John Michael Wright topper listen over de mest berømte værker?Vis svaret

James, Duke of Cambridge (1663-67) (1666), Buckingham Palace, London. De følgende værker er Sir John Corbet of Adderley, 3rd Baronet (1676) og John Dryden (1668).

Hvor gammel var John Michael Wright, da James, Duke of Cambridge (1663-67) blev malet?Vis svaret

49 år: John Michael Wright blev født i 1617, og James, Duke of Cambridge (1663-67) er dateret 1666.

Hvilke værker udgør top 10 for John Michael Wright?Vis svaret

James, Duke of Cambridge (1663-67), Sir John Corbet of Adderley, 3rd Baronet, John Dryden, Thomas Hobbes, Margaret Onley, Mrs George Vernon (1642-1675), aged 19, Mrs Edward Onley, Margaret Onley, Mrs George Vernon (1642-1675), George Vernon (1635/6-1702), the Builder of Sudbury Hall, Lady Anne Somerset, Lady Howard (1631-1662) og William Cavendish, 1st Duke of Devonshire, KG, PC (1640-1707) as a Youth. Listen ovenfor viser datoen og det museum, der ejer hvert værk.

Hvor mange værker af John Michael Wright er registreret?Vis svaret

Kataloget indeholder 52 værker af John Michael Wright, dateret mellem 1630 og 1683.

I hvilke samlinger findes John Michael Wrights mest berømte værker?Vis svaret

Primært i National Portrait Gallery (London), Sudbury Hall (Ashbourne) og Scottish National Portrait Gallery (Edinburgh). Tabellen over museer ovenfor viser den fulde fordeling.

Hvornår blev John Michael Wrights mest berømte værker malet?Vis svaret

I 1660s: 17 af de 52 værker, der er listet på denne side, er dateret til den periode, herunder James, Duke of Cambridge (1663-67).

Hvilke daterede værker af John Michael Wright er de tidligste og de seneste her?Vis svaret

Det tidligste værk på listen er fra Portrait Of Charles Ii ) (1630); det nyeste er fra Francisca Posthuma Legh, Lady Richard Brooke (b.1639/40) (1683).

Hvilke motiver optræder hyppigst i John Michael Wrights værker?Vis svaret

Man (21), Woman (18) og Lace (15) ud af de 52 værker, der er listet på denne side.

Hvilke materialer brugte John Michael Wright oftest?Vis svaret

Oil On Canvas, i 38 af de 52 værker, der er listet på denne side.

Hvilken kunstretning repræsenterer John Michael Wright?Vis svaret

Baroque, som dokumenteret af værkerne på denne side.

Hvilke værker af John Michael Wright er i National Portrait Gallerys samling?Vis svaret

John Dryden, Thomas Hobbes og The Family of Sir Robert Vyner er blandt de 8 værker på denne side i National Portrait Gallery, Londons samling.

John Michael Wright: liv og værk

John Michael Wrights kosmopolitiske vision

I det syvende århundredes storslåede og vidtstrakte gobelin er få tråde så indviklet vævet som dem, der tilhører John Michael Wright. Som en maler, hvis liv strakte sig over de turbulente overgange i den engelske barok, var Wright langt mere end blot en kronikør af ansigter; han var en brobygger mellem verdener. Hans rejse, der strakte sig fra Skotlands rå kunstneriske landskaber til Roms solbeskinnede, klassiske pragt, gjorde det muligt for ham at syntetisere en stil, der var unikt hans egen – et delikat ægteskab mellem nordisk grundighed og middelhavets drama. At betragte et portræt af Wright er at vidne til en dyb dialog mellem den britiske traditions realisme og de italienske mestres chiaroscuro-mesterskab.

Født i London omkring 1617 var Wrights tidlige år præget af en fascinerende dualitet. Mens hans dåbsattester placerer ham solidt i hjertet af Londons Shoe Lane-distrikt, genlyder ekkoet af en skotsk opvækst gennem store dele af hans biografiske fortælling. Denne formative vækstperiode fandt sted under vejledning af George Jamesone i Edinburgh, en mester, der lagde grundstenen for det skotske portrætmaleri. Fra Jamesone arvede Wright en urokkelig hengivenhed til detaljen og en evne til at indfange stoffernes og hudens subtile teksturer – egenskaber, der senere ville gøre det muligt for ham at navigere i den europæiske aristokratis krævende forventninger med en uovertruffen ynde.

En romersk læretid og Italiens lys

Den sande metamorfose af Wrights kunstneriske virke fandt sted under hans transformative ophold i Rom omkring 1655. Det var i dette levende, intellektuelle smeltedigel, at kunstneren for alvor fandt sin stemme. Ved at indskrive sig ved Accademia di San Luca blev Wright opslugt af en verden, hvor Caravaggios skygger stadig kastede lange skygger, og hvor antikkens klassiske idealer blev indåndet i hvert eneste lærred. Han bevægede sig blandt pavestolens lysestråler og opsugede teknikkerne fra Pietro Testa og Giovanni Battista Gaulli. Denne eksponering for det dramatiske samspil mellem lys og mørke – chiaroscuro – indpodede et nyt fundet emotionelt dybde og kompositionel kompleksitet i hans værker.

Denne romerske periode var ikke blot en akademisk øvelse, men en spirituel og professionel opvågning. Indflydelsen fra den italienske barok gav ham redskaberne til at løfte portrættet fra en simpel lighed til en dybdegående psykologisk undersøgelse. Han lærte at bruge lyset ikke blot til at oplyse, men til at skulpturere, hvilket skabte figurer, der syntes at træde frem fra mørket med en mærkbar, åndende tilstedeværelse. Denne intense udviklingsperiode sikrede, at han, da han endeligt vendte tilbage til de britiske øer, medbragte en sofistikeret, kontinental elegance, der adskilte ham fra hans mere lokalt orienterede samtidige.

Arven fra Stuart-hoffet

Ved sin tilbagevenden til England blomstrede Wrights ry, efterhånden som han blev en eftertragtet skikkelse i de overdådige kredse ved Stuart-hoffet. Hans evne til at indfange værdigheden og status hos tidens elite gjorde ham til en foretrukken maler for skikkelser som Charles II og James II. I modsætning til de mere flamboyante og ofte idealiserede værker af Sir Peter Lely, lænede Wrights tilgang sig mod en værdig realisme. Han besad et sjældent talent for at gengive fløjlsens tyngde, silkens glans og sine subjekters stoiske karakter, hvilket gjorde hans portrætter til varige historiske dokumenter over det 17. århundredes prestige.

Hans bedrifter rækker ud over den rene udførelse af smukke billeder; han var en kunstner-lærde, der forstod sit håndværks kulturelle tyngde. Hans arbejde står som et vidnesbyrd om en periode med enorme politiske og sociale omvæltninger, der indfangede ansigterne på en æra, som konstant genopfandt sig selv. I dag ligger John Michael Wrights betydning i netop denne syntese:

  • Teknisk mesterskab: Den sømløse integration af skotsk præcision med italiensk barok drama.
  • Historisk dybde: En portrætmaler, der dokumenterede de skiftende strømninger i den engelske og skotske adel.
  • Kunstnerisk innovation: En pioner, der bragte en sofistikeret, middelhavsorienteret sensibilitet til den spirende britiske malerskole.

Gennem hans pensel blev elegancen fra renæssancen og energien fra barokken for altid sammenvævet, hvilket efterlod en arv, der fortsat fanger det moderne øje.