Cartoon for cotton printing: The Life of Belisaire [La Vie de Bélisaire], B. M. Lebert, 1759–1836, Hartmann et Fils, (Munster, France), Pen and ink with gray wash and white heightening on cream colored paper (mounted), The design of a finished cartoon for a textile illustrates five scenes from the later life of the Byzantine general, Belisarius (), of Macedonia. On upper left, Belisarius' dream; upper right, Belisarius recognizing a friend; center, Belisarius setting free the Visigoths; lower left, Belisarius begging alms at the gates of Constantinople; and lower right, Belisarius

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