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This frieze is a reduced version of the Thorvaldsen original of 1812 in the Quirinal Palace in Rome. It was commissioned to celebrate the expected visit by Napoleon Bonaparte to Rome.
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A POLYCHROME PAINTED TERRACOTTA FRIEZE OF THE TRIUMPHAL ENTRY OF ALEXANDER THE GREAT INTO BABYLON
CIRCA 1894, IMPRESSED MARKS
With Alexander riding his rearing steed led by victorious warriors and Victory astride a carriage being met by Peace with a procession of the defeated Babylonians bearing spoils of war--12½in. (31.5cm.) high , 36.9ft. (1,150cm.) long (24)
CIRCA 1894, IMPRESSED MARKS
With Alexander riding his rearing steed led by victorious warriors and Victory astride a carriage being met by Peace with a procession of the defeated Babylonians bearing spoils of war--12½in. (31.5cm.) high , 36.9ft. (1,150cm.) long (24)