Portal:Derbyshire/Fascinating Fact/16


 * ... that Joseph Wright of Derby's painting of Miravan revulsion as he breaks open a tomb (detail pictured) is based on a story retold by John Gilbert Cooper? (June 2011 2,100 hits)
 * ... that the bankrupt dandy "Champagne Charlie" sold his inheritance including the painting Earthstopper on the banks of the Derwent (detail pictured)?