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London Artists John Inigo Wright, John William Wright
« on: Monday 25 September 17 15:48 BST (UK) »
Do anyone have any information on these well known Artists?

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Re: London Artists John Inigo Wright, John William Wright
« Reply #1 on: Monday 25 September 17 16:23 BST (UK) »
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John (Inigo) Wright (died 1820), exhibited at the Royal Academy between 1795 and 1819. He was married twice and had a son by his first wife. He committed suicide in 1820.
John William Wright https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_William_Wright

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Re: London Artists John Inigo Wright, John William Wright
« Reply #2 on: Monday 25 September 17 17:57 BST (UK) »
A snippet, via Google Books, From Collecting Miniatures by Daphne Foskett:
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He married, as his first wife, Priscilla Guise, daughter of a musician who was master of the choristers at Westminster. She had been married previously to a French emigrant who had left her. She did not survive the birth of their son, John William Wright, in 1802 and Wright soon remarried.

https://gilliandr.wordpress.com/2016/11/10/finding-frances-further-forays-into-the-life-of-frances-guise-baron-wright-2016/
 - this suggests that "Priscilla" was actually "Frances"

https://gilliandr.wordpress.com/2017/08/28/will-of-john-wright-miniaturist-1820/
 - they have also got a copy of John Wright's will of 1820 which gives some useful names of relatives:

Thomas Henry Wright, brother (late of Jamaica)
John William Wright, son
Emma Withers, natural daughter (possibly under 21 when the will was written), whose mother may also be listed as Emma Withers if I'm reading the will right
Margaret Wright, mother
a sister, unnamed
a sister in law, unnamed
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Re: London Artists John Inigo Wright, John William Wright
« Reply #3 on: Monday 25 September 17 22:11 BST (UK) »
Thankyou for the information.


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Re: London Artists John Inigo Wright, John William Wright
« Reply #4 on: Monday 25 September 17 22:32 BST (UK) »
Have you any other interest in them that you want information about?

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Re: London Artists John Inigo Wright, John William Wright
« Reply #5 on: Monday 25 September 17 22:40 BST (UK) »
Yes I do. I have most of the information above, it's just I would like to know why John Inigo Wright committed suicide. After reading his will I did write to the V and A to see if there was any record of the sales of Art by Christies as stated in his will, but unfortunately no record was found. I cannot find a death certificate for any of the two artists or Francis Guise.
I hope somebody can direct me in the right direction.

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Re: London Artists John Inigo Wright, John William Wright
« Reply #6 on: Monday 25 September 17 22:46 BST (UK) »
Newspaper obituary?  (Might give lurid speculation)  When was that will written, do you know?

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Re: London Artists John Inigo Wright, John William Wright
« Reply #7 on: Tuesday 26 September 17 07:43 BST (UK) »
Welcome to Rootschat, Haydon!

The only article I could find was this:

From 19 May 1820 - Morning Chronicle - London, London, England

Sales by Auction
Miniatures - By Mr CHRISTIE at his Great Room, Pall-
Mall, on Thursday next, by order of the Executors,
A Valuable Assemblage of high finished MINIA-
TURE PORTRAITS of distinguished Persons of
fashion, by the ingenious artist the late John Wright, Esq. of
??rlington-gardens, deceased; also a few Prints, Drawings, &c.
- May be viewed two days preceding.

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Re: London Artists John Inigo Wright, John William Wright
« Reply #8 on: Tuesday 26 September 17 09:05 BST (UK) »
I cannot find a death certificate for any of the two artists or Francis Guise.


There were no death certificates before the introduction of civil registration from the 1st July 1837.

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