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Belisarius Begging for Alms

1779
Not on view
Returned to lender
This work of art was on loan to the museum and has since been returned to its lender.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Belisarius Begging for Alms
  • Artist: Jacques Louis David (French, Paris 1748–1825 Brussels)
  • Date: 1779
  • Medium: Pen and black ink, brush and gray wash, heightened with white gouache, on faded blue paper
  • Dimensions: Sheet: 18 11/16 × 14 3/16 in. (47.5 × 36 cm)
    Framed: 37 × 31 1/2 in. (94 × 80 cm)
  • Classification: Drawings
  • Credit Line: Ecole Polytechnique, Palaiseau (B.7)
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints