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The Family of Darius before Alexander
The Family of Darius before Alexander is a 1565–1570 oil on canvas painting by Paolo Veronese. It depicts Alexander the Great with the family of Darius III, the Persian king he had defeated in battle. Although Veronese had previously painted a version of the subject, since destroyed, the theme had rarely been depicted by other artists before him. The painting has been in the collection of the National Gallery in London since 1857. 
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In 333 BC Alexander defeated Darius III, the
"Anna Eliza, First Duchess of Buckingham & Chandos" she is depicted with her son later the 2nd Duke. The west wall has above the fireplace Thomas Banks's white marble relief of "Caractacus before the Emperor Claudius" in its centre which is flanked by two doors. The east wall has above a small staircase leading to the ground floor, Christophe Veyrier's white marble relief of "The family of Darius before Alexander the Great" in its centre flanked by two doors. Works of art sold in 1848 that used