Statue of Alexander the Great Taming Bucaphalus, Seen from Behind

1704-1742

Francesco Faraone Aquila

Engraver, Italian, c. 1676 - c. 1740

Francesco Faraone Aquila

Attributed to

Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching and engraving on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of David H. McDonnell

  • Dimensions

    plate: 34.4 × 21.8 cm (13 9/16 × 8 9/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2015.142.2.1.14

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Associated Artworks

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Frontispiece

Francesco Faraone Aquila

1704

Raccolta di Statue Antiche e Moderne (Vol. 1)

Various Artists, Domenico de Rossi, Paolo Alessandro Maffei

1704

Headpiece

Francesco Faraone Aquila

1704

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

David H. McDonnell, Arlington, VA; gift to NGA, 2015.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

in plate lower right: Fran Aquila; in plate across bottom: ALTRA VEDVTA DELLA STATVA CREDVTA D/ALESSANDRO IL GRANDE CHE FRENA IL BVCEFALO. / sul monte Quirinale avanti il Palazzo Pontificio.

Wikidata ID

Q77258444

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