The Battle of the Hydaspes against King Porus in 326 BC, Bernard Picart, 1700 - 1710, Graphic Art, Etching, Copper Engraving, King Porus (Puru) (4th century BC), the King of Paurava in present-day Punjab, had an army of over a hundred war elephants. Porus is seen at the centre of the picture seated on his very large elephant. Around him we see Alexander the Great’s (356-323BC) archers, whom Porus is attempting to drive back., Paper, Color, Printer's ink, Etching, Copper engraving, Printet, Height (plate size) 440 mm, Height (paper size) 455 mm, Width (plate size) 840 mm, Width (paper size) 860 mm, Le Brun pinx., B. Picart direx., la vraye valeur est toujour invincible, Porus a bandonné des Siens blessa phisieurs de ceux qui l'environnoient, tua frere, de Taxile, et apres le dernier éfort de courage il tomba luy même accablé de Coups, de dessus son Elephant, Virtus Timoris nescia Sordidi, Porus destitutus apluribus tela in circumfusos ingerens multis enimus vulneratis, Taxilis fratrem interemit et hoc ultimo virtutis opere edito opse novem vulneribus, confessus ex Elephante dilabitur., A Paris chez Crepy rue S.t Jacques a S.t Pierre, Graphic Design, European, Enlightenment (1690 - 1800), Printer, Etienne Louis Crepy
Keywords:
Battle, Hydaspes, King Porus, 326 BC, Bernard Picart, 1700, 1710, Graphic Art, Etching, Copper Engraving, King Porus, Puru, 4th century BC, King, Paurava, present-day Punjab, army, hundred war elephants, Porus, centre, picture seated, large elephant, Around, see Alexander, Great’s, 356-323BC, archers, whom Porus, attempting, drive back, Paper, Color, Printer's ink, Etching, Copper engraving, Printet, Height, plate size, 440 mm, Height, paper size, 455 mm, Width, plate size, 840 mm, Width, paper size, 860 mm, Le Brun pinx, B, Picart direx, la vraye valeur est toujour invincible, Porus, bandonné des Siens blessa phisieurs de ceux qui l'environnoient, tua frere, de Taxile, et apres le dernier éfort de courage il tomba luy même accabl�, de dessus son Elephant, Virtus Timoris nescia Sordidi, Porus destitutus apluribus tela, circumfusos ingerens multis enimus vulneratis, Taxilis fratrem interemit et hoc ultimo virtutis opere edito ops, confessus ex Elephante dilabitur, Paris chez Crepy rue S, t Jacques, S, t Pierre, Graphic Design, European, Enlightenment, 1690, 1800, Printer, Etienne Louis Crepy
Image ID:
The watermark in the image will not appear on the final download.