At the body of the murdered Persian king Darius, an angel hands over a laurel wreath and a paper as a symbol of the Persian Empire to Macedonian soldiers, possibly including King Alexander the Great. In the background a ruined landscape. In the frame of the cartouche sitting putti with globes and a representation of the four empires as beasts, seen by Daniel, Cartouche with allegory on the downfall of Persia Title page in front: Kornelis Westerbaen, General histori, 1736, print maker: Jan Caspar Philips, (mentioned on object), Jan Caspar Philips, (mentioned on object), publisher: Hermanus

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