Charger with Alexander the Great Defeating Darius Surrounded by the Four Continents
Medium
metalwork
Classification
metalwork
Department
Smithsonian Collection
Museum
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Credit
Gift of the Estate of James Hazen Hyde
Accession Number
1960-1-21
About this artwork
Oval, with four repoussé martial trophies on marli, wreath around center. Applied, on marli, four high relief medallions with the Four Continents (after Stefano della Bella's playing cards, published in Paris in 1646). Asia, turbaned, in chariot drawn by two elephants; Europe, crowned, drawn by horses; Africa, with feather headdress and parasol, drawn by lions; America, in feather headdress and tunic, drawn by armadillos. In center, relief plaque of Alexander and King Darius, lying dead in batt...