The Victory of Alexander over King Porus

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The Victory of Alexander over King Porus

France, circa 1738
Paintings
Oil on canvas
Canvas: 25 7/8 × 36 in. (65.72 × 91.44 cm) Frame: 30 × 39 × 2 in. (76.2 × 99.06 × 5.08 cm)
The Ciechanowiecki Collection, Gift of The Ahmanson Foundation (M.2000.179.13)
European Painting
Not currently on public view

Provenance

H. D. Molesworth, London, by 1968; Andrew S. Ciechanowiecki (1924–2015), London, by 1980, sold 2000 to; LACMA.

Bibliography

  • Lehmbeck, Leah, editor. Gifts of European Art from The Ahmanson Foundation. Vol. 2, French Painting and Sculpture. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 2019.
  • Marandel, J. Patrice.  French oil sketches from the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 17th century - 19th century.  Los Angeles:  The Ahmanson Foundation, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 2002.