The battle of Arbella (or Gaugamela), between Alexander the Great (356 – 323 BC) and King Darius III (Codomannus), King of Persia (c.381-330 BC) (La vertu est digne de l'empire du monde Digna orbis imperio virtus) (after Charles le Brun)
Gérard Audran (Lyon 1640 - Paris 1703)
Category
Art / Prints
Date
1670 - 1730
Materials
Paper
Measurements
780 x 1655 x 35 mm
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Dunster Castle, Somerset
NT 725548
Summary
Print, engraving, The battle of Arbella (or Gaugamela), between Alexander the Great (356 – 323 BC) and King Darius III (Codomannus), King of Persia (c.381-330 BC) (La vertu est digne de l'empire du monde Digna orbis imperio virtus) (after Charles le Brun) by Gérard Audran (Lyon 1640 - Paris 1703). Virtue fit to Govern the World. Alexander after many Victories gained by his Valour defeats Darius at Arbella and having by that put a Period to the Persian Empire, He conquers all the East. After le Brun's Victories of Alexander. One of 9 framed engravings of Classical Battles.
Provenance
Reference to 1781 inventory, Spirit's Room '9 prints of Alexander's battles on straining frames at £1.0.6d apiece (but worth much more per Mr. Phelps)'.
Makers and roles
Gérard Audran (Lyon 1640 - Paris 1703), engraver (printmaker) after Charles Le Brun (Paris 1619 – Paris 1690), artist