Belisarius Receiving Alms

Joseph Wright of Derby (1734 - 1797)

Derby Museum and Art Gallery

1775

Belisarius was a famous general of the late Roman Empire. There seems no historical evidence that he that was compelled to wander as a blind beggar, as in Wright's depiction. Signed and dated 'Rome Feb 75 JW'.

• Medium: pen and grey ink and brown wash over pencil
• Dimensions: 51 x 69 cm
• Art Fund Grant: £657 ( Total: £2,300)
• ArtFunded in: 1981
• Vendor: Sotheby's

Provenance

anon sale, Sotheby's

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