The Captive King
Joseph Wright of Derby · 1772
The story
The Captive King is a sketch by Joseph Wright of Derby completed in 1772 or 1773. It depicts the French nobleman Guy de Lusignan held prisoner by Saladin. The sketch is thought to have been a preparation for the now-lost painting Guy de Lusignan in Prison.
- Artist
- Joseph Wright of Derby
- Date
- 1772
- Collection
- Derby Museum and Art Gallery, Derby, United Kingdom
- Size
- 336 × 395 cm
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