Description
Virgil's Tomb by Moonlight, with Silius Italicus Declaiming, Joseph Wright (Wright of Derby) (1779).
Oil on canvas. Original: 40 x 50 in. (101.6 x 127 cm).
Purchase, Lila Acheson Wallace Gift, Gifts of Mrs. William M. Haupt, Josephine Bay Paul, and Estate of George Quackenbush, in his memory, by exchange, The Morris and Alma Schapiro Fund Gift, and funds from various donors, 2013. Printed from The Met’s Open Access image (CC0). View the original at The Met (object 441769).