Cake and Chiaroscuro

 

.Josephine Wright portrays her grandson's Birthday Party - Oils on Canvas - Josephine Wright of Derby 1736-1800.

Joseph's lesser known younger sister Josephine, painted more domestic scenes than her older and more famous artist brother. Some art connoisseurs have argued that Joseph couldn't hold a candle to his sister when it came to chiaroscuro, baking birthday cakes and making a good 'Sunday Roast'. - John Ruskin.