Lot Essay
Roxanne, the daughter of a chieftain of Sogdiana and wife of Alexander, was, as Plutarch relates, the only passion that Alexander, the most temperate of men, was overcome by
THE PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN
A BRUSSELS TAPESTRY, woven in wools and silks, depicting the Story of Roxanne Before Alexander, with numerous attendants in a Solomonic arcade and below draped curtains, reduced in width and lacking borders, mid-17th Century
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A BRUSSELS TAPESTRY, woven in wools and silks, depicting the Story of Roxanne Before Alexander, with numerous attendants in a Solomonic arcade and below draped curtains, reduced in width and lacking borders, mid-17th Century
136in. x 208in. (345.5cm. x 528cm.)
136in. x 208in. (345.5cm. x 528cm.)