The Triumphal entry of Alexander the Great (356 – 323 BC) into Babylon, (after Bertel Thorvaldsen)
Pastrini
Category
Art / Sculpture
Date
1801 - 1900
Materials
shell
Measurements
265 x 35 mm; 522 mm (Length)
Place of origin
Rome
Order this imageCollection
Wallington, Northumberland
NT 584174
Summary
The Triumphal entry of Alexander the Great (356 – 323 BC) into Babylon, (after Bertel Thorvaldsen) by Pastrini. The Triumphal entry of Alexander the Great into Babylon, from a marble by Albert Thorwaldsen of Denmark. Copied in shell-cameo by Pastrini of Rome.
Provenance
Purchased by Sir Walter Calverley Trevelyan.
Marks and inscriptions
Back of frame: Brown paper written and printed in black ink. Written in black ink - W.C Trevelyan Printed in black ink a lengthy description of a splendid Basso-Relievo - The Triumphant entry of Alexander the Great into Babylon.
Makers and roles
Pastrini, sculptor after Bertel Thorvaldsen (Gronnegade 1770 – Copenhagen 1844), sculptor