Portrait of Jedediah Strutt

Portrait of Jedediah Strutt is a 1790 portrait painting by the British artist Joseph Wright of Derby. ^[1] It depicts the English manufacturer of clothes and cotton spinner Jedediah Strutt. It was produced the same year as another large painting by Wright of a self-made Derby industrialist Richard Arkwright, a former business partner of Strutt .However, Strutt chose to be depicted with books rather than as an industrialist. ^[2]

Portrait of Jedediah Strutt
Artist	Joseph Wright of Derby
Year	1790
Type	Oil on canvas, portrait painting
Dimensions	125 cm × 99 cm (49 in × 39 in)
Location	Derby Museum and Art Gallery, Derby

Today the painting is in the collection of the Derby Museum and Art Gallery, having been acquired in 1976. ^[3]