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Belisarius Receiving Alms (© Derby Museum and Art Gallery)
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© Derby Museum and Art Gallery

Belisarius Receiving Alms

Artist: Joseph Wright of Derby (1734 - 1797)

Location: Derby Museum and Art Gallery

Date: 1775

Materials: pen and grey ink and brown wash over pencil

Dimensions: 51 x 69 cm

Grant:

Amount Paid: £657 (Total: £2,300)

Vendor: Sotheby's

Review number: 2919 (1981)

Provenance:
anon sale, Sotheby's

Description:
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'.

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