"Georges-antoine Rochegrosse Sketch For The Fall Of Babylon Oil On Canvas 1891"
Georges-Antoine Rochegrosse (1859-1938)Sketch for his masterpiece The Fall of Babylon or The Death of Babylon.
The final painting was presented at the 1891 Salon. This is probably a set-up for the final achievement.
Oil on very fine canvas.
Inscription on the back: “Sketch of Babylon”
Unsigned
Good condition
Dimensions: 38 x 46 cm
Without frame Text from the 1891 salon: “However, the first moment of amazement passed, the orgy continued. But the punishment announced by the mysterious characters was not to be long in coming. In the morning, the Persian army, taking advantage of the general drunkenness, entered Babylon and seized the palace.
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