Verslagen koning Porus voor Alexander de Grote, A. Bormans, after Charles Le Brun, 1746 - 1753

Title(s)

Verslagen koning Porus voor Alexander de Grote
Veldslagen van Alexander de Grote (series title)
Les batailles d'Alexandre (series title)

Object type

• print

Object number

RP-P-1878-A-595

Catalogue reference

• IFF 18e siècle 5

Inscriptions / marks

• collector's mark: Lugt 2228

Description

De verslagen koning Porus wordt naar Alexander gebracht. Op de achtergrond is het verslagen leger met olifanten te zien.

Artist

• printmaker: A. Bormans (mentioned on object)
• after painting by: Charles Le Brun (mentioned on object)
• publisher: Gérard Sélis (mentioned on object)

Place

Paris

Dating

1746 - 1753

Material

• paper

Technique

engraving

Measurements

height 209 mm × width 420 mm

What

• historical persons
• (story of) Alexander the Great
• the defeated King Porus, covered with wounds, comes before Alexander, who restores his dominions, i.e. the clemency of Alexander
• the army of Porus and its elephants are conquered by Alexander

Who

• Alexander de Grote

Acquisition

purchase 7-Jan-1878

Copyright

Public domain

• Inventaire du fonds français, dl. 3, p. 255, cat.nr. 5