Like day and night: Joseph Wright works go back on display in Derby after restoration

Colosseum by Daylight and Colosseum by Moonlight, the last two surviving paintings of the ancient Roman amphitheatre by Joseph Wright of Derby (1734-97) will go on show for the first time in 56 years on Saturday 23 April, following their recent restoration funded by the Pilgrim Trust.
An earlier, poor intervention that masked much of the artist’s hand had made the pair unfit for display at the Derby Museum and Art Gallery in Derbyshire, which boasts the world’s largest public collec