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Alexander the Great, demonstrating his trust in his physician Philip by drinking a medicinal draught prepared by him after receiving a letter from General Parmenio indicating that Philip is poisoning him, in the background are tents with soldiers and horses. Mezzotint by V. Green, 1772, after B. West, the elder.
Lettering: B. West pinxit. Val. Green fecit.
Creator
- Benjamin West
- Benjamin West
Subject
- PHYSICIAN
- ALEXANDER THE GREAT
- IC
Type of item
- Mezzotints
Creator
- Benjamin West
- Benjamin West
Subject
- PHYSICIAN
- ALEXANDER THE GREAT
- IC
Type of item
- Mezzotints
Providing institution
Aggregator
Rights statement for the media in this item (unless otherwise specified)
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Rights
- Credit: Wellcome Collection
Creation date
- 1772
- 1772
Source
- V0016258
Identifier
- V0016258
- b1180037
- ICV No 16581
- tb29nc3s
Year
- 1772
Providing country
- United Kingdom
Collection name
First time published on Europeana
- 2019-06-09T11:22:25.310Z
Last time updated from providing institution
- 2019-06-09T11:22:25.310Z