Triumph of Constantine (after Charles le Brun)
Gérard Audran (Lyon 1640 - Paris 1703)
Category
Art / Prints
Date
1670 - 1730
Materials
Paper
Measurements
830 x 1720 x 35 mm
Order this imageCollection
Dunster Castle, Somerset
NT 725551
Summary
Print, engraving, Triumph of Constantine (after Charles le Brun) by Gérard Audran (Lyon 1640 - Paris 1703). Invicto et Arg Borussiae Regi Friderico ob triumphos Omnum lac praepotente sev Christiani nominis sev libertatis publicae hoste deportatos ob adsertum religionis castiss ac sapientiae cultum ob praemia quae virtuti ponit quim non modo suae ditionis populos hori et late paten it sed exteras etiam et finitimas certes inmumeris meritis ac Beneficiis sibi Devinxerit hanc triumph con stantiniaenid tablulam ea ova par est animi summissione LMQDDD. 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