”For the enemy pressed upon him with loud and warlike outcries; and charging horse against horse, with their lances, after they had broken and spent these, they fell to it with their swords.” – Plutarch on the Battle of Granicus
A magnificent example of its type, and rare in this large format. This scene depicts Alexander the Great mounted on a white stallion, trampling over a figure with cavalry and soldiers fighting near a river. There is an architectural border with winged cherubic figures and floral garlands on a chestnut outer slip.
