John Massey Wright (1777–1866) 

• Was a British watercolourist.
• Wright was born on Tuesday 14 Oct. 1777 at Pentonville, London.
• He was the son of an organ-builder.
• As a boy he was given the opportunity of watching Thomas Stothard when at work in his studio, but otherwise he was self-taught.
• About 1810 Wright became associated with Henry Aston Barker, for whose panorama in the Strand he did much excellent work, including the battles of Coruña, Vittoria, and Waterloo.
• He was also employed for a time as a scene-painter at the opera-house.

• He exhibited at the Royal Academy from 1812 to 1818.

• In 1824 was elected an associate of the Watercolour Society; he became a full member in 1825.

• His drawings were largely engraved for the ‘Literary Souvenir,’ ‘Amulet,’ ‘Forget-me-not,’ and similar publications.

• Though extremely industrious, Wright was poorly remunerated for his work, and during his later years received a small pension from the Watercolour Society. 

• He married a Miss Meadows and with her had a son and a daughter.

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