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Brown ink drawing: a helmeted warrior in a cape stands with soldiers at left, while a nude bearded man reclines among books and a lamp under trees at right.

Alexander the Great and Diogenes

A brown ink and wash drawing shows a warrior in a cape and armor standing among soldiers on the left, while a nude bearded man reclines on books and a lamp at the right. Trees frame the scene, and a hilltop town appears in the distant landscape.

Artist
Felice Giani
Date
1820–22
Medium
Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash, graphite on thick white laid paper
Source
Smithsonian (Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum)
Size
3000 × 2141 px
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Public domain · Smithsonian (Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum) releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1822).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Smithsonian Open Access)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Smithsonian Institution, Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

Español: Alejandro Magno y Diógenes

Un dibujo en tinta parda y aguada muestra a un guerrero con capa y armadura de pie entre soldados a la izquierda, mientras un hombre desnudo y barbado reposa sobre libros y una lámpara a la derecha. Los árboles enmarcan la escena y, en el paisaje lejano, aparece un pueblo sobre una colina.

Português: Alexandre, o Grande, e Diógenes

Um desenho em tinta marrom e aguada mostra um guerreiro de capa e armadura em pé entre soldados à esquerda, enquanto um homem nu e barbado repousa sobre livros e uma lamparina à direita. As árvores emolduram a cena, e uma cidade no alto de uma colina aparece na paisagem distante.

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