© 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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