2375A

Alexander and Porus (Virtue pleases although vanquished)

Artist: Benoît Audran I (1661-1721)
Title: Alexander and Porus (Virtue pleases although vanquished)
Date: 17th century
Medium: Etching and engraving. One of the six plates in the series on The Triumphs of Alexander the Great. After the painting by Charles Le Brun (1619 - 1690) ca. 1673 at the Musée du Louvre. Sold in Paris by the artist at rue St. Jacques a St. Prosper and by Jean Audran (1667-1756) at rue et faubourg St. Jacques vis à vis la rue St. Dominique.
Photo Source: Getty's Open Content Program
Item: 2375A