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Porus in battle (True courage is always invincible)

Artist: Jean Audran (1667-1756)
Title: Porus in battle (True courage is always invincible)
Date: 17th century
Medium: Etching and engraving. One of the six plates in the series on The Triumphs of Alexander the Great. After a painting sketched by Charles Le Brun (1619 - 1690) between 1665 and 1673 but now disappeared (the sketch is kept in Paris at the Musée du Louvre as INV 29424). Published by the artist. Sold in Paris by Benoît Audran (1661-1721) at the Palace of Luxembourg and by the artist at l'entrée du Faubourg St. Iâque vis a vis l'Ygret
Photo Source: Getty's Open Content Program
Item: 2374A