THE SUICIDE OF CLEOPATRA. FRAMED ENGRAVING.AFTER NETSCHER. PARIS, FRANCE, IMP. 1754.
Decorative Antiques - Miscellaneus
Reference: Z2355
Death of Cleopatra. Framed engraving. Engraving by Jean Georg Wille, after painting by Gaspar Netscher. To Paris: chez l\\'Auteur Quay des Augustines à coté de l\\'Hotel d\\'Auvergne. Imp. 1754. A framed engraving depicting a historical theme common in European art since the Renaissance. Cleopatra is seated in a luxurious interior, holding a small snake, and accompanied by a maidservant who covers her face in a gesture of grief at the story's outcome. Further details of the work are shown in the lower section (heraldic shield in the center, engraver, location, information about the work that inspired it, etc.).
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