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Alexander Showing Mercy to the Family of Darius
Nicolas Henri Tardieu (French, 1674–1749)
Formerly attributed to: Benoît Audran I (Franco–Dutch or German, 1661–1721)
and: Jean Audran (French, 1667–1756)
After: Charles Le Brun (French, 1619–1690)
Published by: Benoît Audran I (Franco–Dutch or German, 1661–1721)
Formerly attributed to: Benoît Audran I (Franco–Dutch or German, 1661–1721)
and: Jean Audran (French, 1667–1756)
After: Charles Le Brun (French, 1619–1690)
Published by: Benoît Audran I (Franco–Dutch or German, 1661–1721)
about 1690-1710
Medium/Technique
Etching and engraving
Dimensions
Sheet: 29.1 × 36.5 cm (11 7/16 × 14 3/8 in.)
Platemark: 28.9 × 36.3 cm (11 3/8 × 14 5/16 in.)
Platemark: 28.9 × 36.3 cm (11 3/8 × 14 5/16 in.)
Credit Line
Harvey D. Parker Collection—Harvey Drury Parker Fund
Accession NumberP4734
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Meyer (Benoît Audran) 062, ii/ii; Meyer (Jean Audran) 87 (see note about Tardieu under Meyer (Benoît Audran) 61-66)
Marks
Verso, bottom left, stamped in red ink, the mark of Henry F. Sewall, New York (1816-1896)(Lugt 1309); verso, left center, stamped in violet ink, the mark of the MFA Harvey D. Parker Collection (Lugt 1870)
ProvenanceHenry Foster Sewall (b. 1816-d. 1896; cf. Lugt 1309), New York; 1896, by inheritance to his son, Charles Sewall; 1897, sold by Charles Sewall to the MFA [see Note 1]. (Accession Date: October 21, 1897)