Three Persons Viewing the Gladiator by Candlelight

William Pether after Joseph Wright

National Gallery of Art

The image shows three men around a small sculpture of a male figure. The man on the left has long, wavy hair and is wearing spectacles. The central figure has a youthful face and neatly combed hair. The man on the right has dark hair. The sculpture is of a nude male figure in an athletic pose. On a table lies a lit candle and some papers. In the background, there is a softly lit room with a panelled door and another sculpture.