Alexander the Great on his Sickbed, C.W. Eckersberg

Alexander the Great on his Sickbed

Alexander den Store på sygelejet (museum title)

C.W. Eckersberg (Danish) (1783-1853)

Movement: Danish Golden Age
Date: 1806
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 54.5 × 65.5 cm
Collection: Statens Museum for Kunst, Denmark
Rights: Public domain
Photograph: Statens Museum for Kunst, public domain

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