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Léon Davent
Alexander Taming Bucephaluscirca 1542-1547

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Oval engraving on cream paper showing a rearing horse restrained by a helmeted figure in classical dress, surrounded by a crowd of robed onlookers before an ancient architectural backdrop

Léon Davent, Alexander Taming Bucephalus, circa 1542-1547, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Mary Stansbury Ruiz Bequest, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Léon Davent
Title
Alexander Taming Bucephalus
Place Made
France
Date Made
circa 1542-1547
Medium
Etching
Dimensions
Sheet: 13 3/8 × 9 in. (33.97 × 22.86 cm) Image: 13 3/8 × 8 7/8 in. (33.97 × 22.54 cm)
Credit Line
Mary Stansbury Ruiz Bequest
Accession Number
M.88.91.249
Classification
Prints
Collecting Area
Prints and Drawings