Scipio Africanus receiving his son
Oil Painting
1832 (painted)
1832 (painted)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
The subject of this painting, which seems uncommon in art, is from the Roman historian Livy's, History of Rome. The brother of the Roman Consul Scipio, Publius Scipio Africanus, lieutenant in the Roman army, had his young son captured by the enemy, whose leader was the Asian King Antiochus, hearing of Africanus's illness, sent ambassadors to return him to his father.
Object details
| Category | |
| Object type | |
| Title | Scipio Africanus receiving his son (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Oil on canvas |
| Brief description | Oil on canvas, 'Scipio Africanus Receiving His Son', George Smith, 1832. |
| Physical description | Oil on canvas depicting several figures including a middle-aged man, seated and embracing a child. Behind the chair stand a black woman, a white woman and a child. In front of the chair are three male figures holding staffs, one standing and two kneeling. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | Signed 'Geo Smith 1832 Roma' |
| Credit line | Given by Samuel Redgrave |
| Object history | Given by Samuel Redgrave, 1869 |
| Historical context | |
| Subject depicted | |
| Summary | The subject of this painting, which seems uncommon in art, is from the Roman historian Livy's, History of Rome. The brother of the Roman Consul Scipio, Publius Scipio Africanus, lieutenant in the Roman army, had his young son captured by the enemy, whose leader was the Asian King Antiochus, hearing of Africanus's illness, sent ambassadors to return him to his father. |
| Bibliographic reference | Catalogue of British Oil Paintings 1820-1860, Ronald Parkinson, Victoria and Albert Museum, London: HMSO, 1990, p. 267 |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 39-1869 |
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| Record created | March 15, 2006 |
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