G1187: The Family of Darius at the Feet of Alexander, or The Tent of Darius

Identification and Creation

Object Number

G1187

People

Gérard Edelinck, Flemish (Antwerp, Belgium 1640 - 1707 Paris, France)
After Charles Le Brun, French (Paris 1619 - 1690 Paris)

Title

The Family of Darius at the Feet of Alexander, or The Tent of Darius

Other Titles

Series/Book Title: Battles of Alexander

Classification

Prints

Work Type

print

Date

1661

Culture

French

Persistent Link

https://hvrd.art/o/275314

Physical Descriptions

Technique

Engraving

Dimensions

plate: 70 x 91.2 cm (27 9/16 x 35 7/8 in.)

Inscriptions and Marks

• Signed: G. Edelinck sculpsit

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History

Dr. Wilhelm August Ackermann, Lubeck and Dresden (L. 791), sold [through Weigel, Leipzig, March 29, 1853]. Heinrich Friedrich de la Motte-Fouquet, Cologne (L. 718), sold [through Weber, Cologne, October 21-22, 1847. Francis Calley Gray, bequest; to his nephew, William Gray, 1856 nephew, gift; to Harvard University, 1857.

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

State

between iii and iv/vi

Standard Reference Number

R.-D. 42

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line

Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of William Gray from the collection of Francis Calley Gray

Object Number

G1187

Division

European and American Art

Contact

am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu

Permissions

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Exhibition History

• 32Q: 2400 French/Italian/Spanish, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 07/19/2018 - 02/06/2019

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