Family of Darius Before Alexander

Gravelot's design is preparatory for an illustration probably intended for Charles Rollin's "The ancient history of the Egyptians, Carthaginians, Assyrians, Babylonians, Medes and Persians, Macedonians, and Grecians" (first published in London: Knapton, 1738-1740). The scene depicts the mother of the defeated Darius kneeling at the feet of Hephaestion and Alexander, with the rest of Darius' family grouped behind her.