Belisarius Receiving Alms
Joseph Wright of Derby
- Art Funded
- 1981
- Dimensions
- 51 x 69 cm
- Vendor
- Sotheby's
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'.
Provenance
anon sale, Sotheby's