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Alexander the Great Refuses to Drink the Water Offered by His Soldiers
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Alexander the Great Refuses to Drink the Water Offered by His Soldiers

Leonaert Bramer · c. 1655 - c. 1665 · pen; brush; plakken; prepared paper; ink

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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Alexander the Great, on the right, is offered water by two soldiers on donkeys, on the left, when he and his soldiers suffer from thirst during a campaign. He refuses to drink the water as there is not enough for everyone. Numbered 29 in the upper right. Drawing forms part of an album.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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drawingalbumbladAlexander de Grote
Credit lineAlexander de Grote weigert het water te drinken dat zijn soldaten hem aanbieden. c. 1655 - c. 1665. Leonaert Bramer. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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