Les battailles d'Alexandre peintes par Le Brun, gravées par Van Gunst les plus grandes, en 5 tableaux 3 fort longs & 2 quarés
Trans.: The battles of Alexander painted by Le Brun, engraved by Van Gunst very large, in 5 sheets 3 very long & 2 square

Object Status:

Unlocated

Primary Source Reference:

Du Simitière Scraps, Library Company of Philadelphia, no. 96, 2

Notes:

Engravings by Pieter Stevens Van Gunst (1659?-1724?), after Charles Le Brun (1619-1690), The Battles of Alexander (early 18th century). This work comprises 5 prints on 13 sheets and 10 mounts; sheets 71 x 54 cm, mounts 74.5 x 103 cm or smaller; the prints reproduce Le Brun's five canvas paintings from the series known as The Battles of Alexander: the Crossing of the Granicus (pictured here), the Battle of Arbela, the Queens of Persia at the feet of Alexander (Tent of Darius), Alexander and Porus, and the Entry of Alexander into Babylon. Getty Research Institute website; the entire series is accessible at http://hdl.handle.net/10020/2003pr53