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- Title
Joseph Wright of Derby and Dr Erasmus Darwin, the artist and his physician.
- Authors
Hoffbrand, Barry I
- Abstract
In 1767 at the time of his great "candlelight" paintings of science and the Enlightenment, The Orrery and The Air-Pump, Wright of Derby developed the illness that plagued him for the rest of his life and became a patient and life-long friend of Dr Erasmus Darwin. Wright's recorded complaints and the periodicity are highly suggestive of the major depressive illness, seasonal affective disorder.
- Subjects
PHYSICIANS; SEASONAL affective disorder; AIR pumps; ENLIGHTENMENT
- Publication
Journal of Medical Biography, 2021, Vol 29, Issue 4, p228
- ISSN
0967-7720
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1177/0967772020915105