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Alexander Urging his Men to Battle
Alexander Urging his Men to Battle

Alexander Urging his Men to Battle

Artist (Flemish, 1630-1686)
Datesecond half of 17th Century
CultureFlemish
MediumWool and silk
ClassificationTextiles
ProvenanceJohn William Mackay (1831-1902); by 1883, General Philip Henry Sheridan (1831-1888), Washington, D.C.; by descent to Mrs. Irene Rucker Sheridan (1856-1938) and Michael V. Sheridan (1840-1918), Washington, D.C.; (offered C.G. Sloan & Co., Washington, D.C., 14 May, 1903, and returned to owner). By 1909, George Crocker (1856-1909), Darlington, Mahwah, New Jersey; Emerson McMillin (1844-1922), Darlington, Mahwah, New Jersey; (sold McMillin sale, S.G. Rains, Mahwah, 27 October-November 1, 1924, lot 1362, for $2,300, to John Ringling (1866-1936), Sarasota, Florida); bequest in 1936 to the John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art, Sarasota, Florida.
Credit LineBequest of John Ringling, 1936
Object numberSN1061
On View
Not on view
Dimensions160 × 189 1/4 in. (406.4 × 480.7 cm)