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The suicide of Cleopatra: Cleopatra is shown lying on her bed grasping the tail of the asp with her left hand. Line engraving by R. Strange after a painting by Guido Reni, 1753.
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The suicide of Cleopatra: Cleopatra is shown lying on her bed grasping the tail of the asp with her left hand. Line engraving by R. Strange after a painting by Guido Reni, 1753.

http://data.europeana.eu/agent/65441 · 1753

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Lettering: To her Royal Highness the Princess Dowager of Wales, this plate is humbly inscribed, by Her Royal Highness's much obliged, and most obedient humble servant Robt. Strange-from the original painting of Guido Rheni, in ye collection of Her Royal Highness the P.D. of Wales. Guidus Rheni pinxit romae. Robertus Strange delineavit et sculpsit. Londini.

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