The Victory of Constantine over Maxentius (28 October AD 312); Milvian Bridge (after Charles Le Brun)
Gérard Audran (Lyon 1640 - Paris 1703)
Category
Art / Prints
Date
1670 - 1730
Materials
Paper
Measurements
845 x 1725 x 30 mm
Order this imageCollection
Dunster Castle, Somerset
NT 725552
Summary
Print, engraving, The Victory of Constantine over Maxentius (28 October AD 312); Milvian Bridge (after Charles Le Brun) by Gérard Audran (Lyon 1640 - Paris 1703). Friderico Borussorum Regi Io Forti felici Patri Patriae Adsertori Religionis et libertatis ob seculi huius auspicia majestatis regiae ac domus augustae incremento subnixae splendore illustrata laetlac ac fausti omnis ca .... oe victoriae Constan ... ianeae redintegratum monumentum ea qua par est ... eone animi LMQDDD Franciscus Halma. F. Halma excudit cum printesie ordd. Holland et Westprics. After Le Brun, Triumph of Constantine. 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), publisher