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Joseph Wright Of Derby Analysis

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Joseph Wright of Derby’s painting displays as an artistic response to war primarily because it is a representation of all the soldiers who have died fighting for their country. It illustrates how so many of the soldiers had families of their own and how they were left to grieve with small children. The painting is centered over a family who is distraught next to the dead soldier. The soldier is wearing a red coat, which signifies that this is a depiction of a British soldier in the American Revolution. The fallen soldier face is not shown in this painting because it is meant to embody all the soldiers that have died during the war and the ones that will one-day fall victim to it.
The Dead Soldier is also a symbol or response to war of the

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