The Death of Cleopatra

Caspar Netscher, Johann Georg Wille1754

Details

Title: The Death of Cleopatra
Creator: Johann Georg Wille after Caspar Netscher
Date Created: 1754
Signatures / Inscriptions: Unsigned
Print State: State before letters, with coat of arms and 2 angles lower center
Object Type: Prints, works of art
Object Link: http://dac-collection.wesleyan.edu/Obj14731
Object Credit Line: Davison Art Center, Wesleyan University. Gift of George W. Davison (B.A. Wesleyan 1892), 1949
Materials & Techniques: Engraving and etching on laid paper
Keywords: classical history, death
Image Credit Line: Open Access Image from the Davison Art Center, Wesleyan University (http://www.wesleyan.edu/dac/openaccess)
Dimensions: Plate dimensions: 340 mm x 281 mm (13.39 in. x 11.06 in.). Sheet dimensions: 404 mm x 296 mm (15.91 in. x 11.65 in.).
Bibliography: Portalis and Beraldi 13 (vol. 3, p. 702); Le Blanc 5 ii
Associated People: Created by Johann Georg Wille (German, 1715-1808), After Caspar Netscher (Dutch, 1639-1684)
Accession Number: 1949.D3.11

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