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Alexander the Great conquering all the world

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William Dent
active 1783-1793

Alexander the Great conquering all the world

London : Pubd for the proprietor, by W. Moore, No.48 New Bond Street, Feby 28th 1788.
etching, hand colored
image: 146 x 99 mm; plate mark: 149 x 101 mm; sheet: 154 x 106 mm
Peel 1602
Notes
Attributed to Dent by George.
Provenance

Formerly owned by Sir Robert Peel.

Summary

On the left Thurlow represents the world with his stomach in the shape of a globe. He faces Hastings whose head is bound in a turban from which stream coins into the globe.

Associated names
Peel, Robert, 1788-1850 former owner.
Classification
Department