Entry of Alexander the Great into Babylon (Ainsi par la Vertu s'élèvent les héros) (after Charles Le Brun) 725554

Entry of Alexander the Great into Babylon (Ainsi par la Vertu s'élèvent les héros) (after Charles Le Brun)

Gérard Audran (Lyon 1640 - Paris 1703)

Dunster Castle © National Trust / Simon Harris

Date

1670 - 1730

Materials

Paper

Measurements

775 x 995 x 35 mm

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Collection

Dunster Castle, Somerset

NT 725554

Summary

Print, engraving, Entry of Alexander the Great into Babylon (Ainsi par la Vertu s'élèvent les héros) (after Charles Le Brun) by Gérard Audran (Lyon 1640 - Paris 1703).'Thus Virtue Triumphs Gloriously'. Alexander enters Babylon. 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

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