Hubert François Gravelot
1699-1773
Family of Darius Before Alexander
ca. 1738-1740
5 7/16 x 3 1/8 inches (138 x 79 mm)
Brown ink over red chalk, on paper.
1986.2049
Bequest of Gordon N. Ray, 1987.
Notes
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.
Inscriptions/Markings
Drawing signed at lower right, "H. Gravelot inv. et delin."
Associated names
Ray, Gordon Norton, 1915-1986, former owner.
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Century Drawings
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