'The Family of Darius before Alexander'

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Painting details

Title: 'The Family of Darius before Alexander'
Date: 1856-77
Media: Unknown
Dimensions: Unknown x Unknown cm
Location: Untraced
Picture credit: Leighton House Museum, The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea

Interpretation

It is not known what sort of project this design was intended to be for, or whether it was ever executed as a finished work. However, Leighton made several studies for this composition, the most finished version of which is in the collection at Leighton House Museum (reference number LHO/D/0759).

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Description

Composition, apparently showing Alexander the Great visiting the house of Darius.

Provenance

Unknown

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