Hippocrates refusing the gifts of Artaxerxes. Engraving by Raphael Massard, 1816, after A.L. Girodet-Trioson, 1792.

  • Girodet-Trioson, Anne-Louis, 1767-1824.
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[1816]
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554300i
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Hippocrates refusing the gifts of Artaxerxes. Engraving by Raphael Massard, 1816, after A.L. Girodet-Trioson, 1792. Wellcome Collection. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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Description

The Persians offer various treasures (coins, vessels of precious metals) to Hippocrates who makes a gesture of renunciation

According to the Dictionary of art, s.v. Girodet, the composition "incorporates bizarre and recherché elements, particularly in its illustration of Johann Kaspar Lavater's physiognomic theories"

Publication/Creation

Paris (Rue de Condé, no. 19) : chez l'Auteur [Massard] et les Marchands d'Estampes, Déposé au Bureau d'Estampes, [1816] ([Paris] : Imprimé par Durand)

Physical description

1 print : engraving ; platemark 57.5 x 68 cm

Lettering

Hippocrate refuse les présens d'Artaxercès. Dîtes a votre maître que je suis assez riche; que l'honneur ne me permet pas de recevoir ses dons, d'aller en Asie et de secourir les ennemis de la Grèce. Plutar. in Caton. T1 p. 350. Peint par A.-L. Girodet-Trioson â Rome 1792 ; Gravé par Raphael Urbain Massard. Dédié a la Faculté de Médecine de Paris.

References note

George D. McKee, The image of France: an index of the record of prints authorized for public distribution, 1811-1830, http://humanities.uchicago.edu/homes/mckee/

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Wellcome Collection 554300i

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