The Marriage of Alexander and Roxana;
after Raphael (Urbino 1483 – Rome 1520)
Category
Art / Prints
Date
c. 1700 - c. 1750
Materials
Red ink on paper.
Measurements
230 x 315 mm
Collection
Saltram, Devon
NT 873018.8.17
Caption
https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/P_1955-1109-15
Summary
(Folio 5, recto, upper print) Alexander the Great stands in front of Roxane and holds out his hands; the young woman sits on a bed at right and lowers her gaze modestly; both are naked and surrounded by putti
Marks and inscriptions
Lettered with title and production detail: 'D'apres le dessein de Raphaël, qui est dans le Cabinet de Mr Crozat de la mesme grandeur de l'Estampe gravé en cuivre par Charles Nic. Cochin'; numbered on plate, lower right:: '37'.
Makers and roles
after Raphael (Urbino 1483 – Rome 1520), creator Charles Nicolas Cochin (1688-1754), creator