Battle of Gaugamela (Arbela) between Alexander the Great and the Persians. 1729–1755.

From the engraving by J. Audran after the original by Ch. Le Brun.

Engraving, etching. 470 x 810.

Under the image, on the left: Char. le Brun pinx.; Picault sc.; in the center, on both sides of the coat of arms, inscriptions in French and Latin: La Vertu est digne de L'Empire du Monde. Alexandre après plusieurs victoires, defit Darius... l'Empire des Macédoniens. | Digna Orbis Imperio Virtus. Post multas victorias... Macedonici Imperii cessit; below: Ce tableau est dans le Cabinet de Sa Majesté... | Asservata in Pinacothecâ Regiâ...; in the center: A Paris chez la Ve. de F. Chereau, rue S. Jacques, aux 2 Piliers d’Or.

The painting original (1668-1669) by Charles Le Brun is in the Louvre (Paris).

Inv. G 673.

Literature: Nagler, Bd. 11, p. 266 No. 2, Le Blanc, vol. 3, p. 198, No. 4.

Le Brun, Charles (1619, Paris – 1690, Paris) — French painter and draftsman, one of the most outstanding representatives of classicism art, the founder and leading figure of the Grand Styl of the Louis XIV era.