Statue of Cleopatra Reclining
1704-1742
Engraver, French, 1669 - 1728
Artwork overview
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Medium
engraving with etching on laid paper
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Credit Line
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Dimensions
plate: 23.4 × 32.8 cm (9 3/16 × 12 15/16 in.)
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Accession
2015.142.2.1.10
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Jean-Baptiste de Poilly
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Artwork history & notes
Provenance
David H. McDonnell, Arlington, VA; gift to NGA, 2015.
Associated Names
Inscriptions
in plate lower right: Gio. Batis. De Poilly; in plate across bottom: SATVA DI CLEOPATRA REGINA D'EGITTO CHE DORME CON L'ASPIDE LEGATO AL BRACCIO SINISTRO / Nel corridore di Beuedere in Vaticano …
Wikidata ID
Q77258437