Alexander the Great and the physician Philippe - Berthélemy
Date :
1773
Type of image :
Sanguine
Dimensions (HxL cm) :
48,2x38 cm
Storage Location :
Signed work
Description
Theme of heroic death and trusting friendship.
History :
1. Signed and dated lower left in ink: "Berthelemy 1773".
2. Executed in Rome.
3. Le Brun, Restout and especially Le Sueur. Is this a sketch for a painting intended to be part of a series on Alexandre ? Relate to Alexandre tranchant le nœud gordien.
Textual Sources :
Technical Data
Notice #001221
Past ID :
A0540
Image editing :
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