Gallery›Wellcome Collection›The suicide of Cleopatra: Cleopatra is shown seated on a chair with the asp wriggling up her left arm while her maid shields her face in a gesture of horror and grief. Line engraving by J.G. Wille after C. Netscher.
The suicide of Cleopatra: Cleopatra is shown seated on a chair with the asp wriggling up her left arm while her maid shields her face in a gesture of horror and grief. Line engraving by J.G. Wille after C. Netscher.
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The suicide of Cleopatra: Cleopatra is shown seated on a chair with the asp wriggling up her left arm while her maid shields her face in a gesture of horror and grief. Line engraving by J.G. Wille after C. Netscher.

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Lettering: Mort de Cléopatre. Gravé d'après le tableau original de Netscher, d'un pied 9 pouces de haut sur 1 pied 4 pouces 1/2 de large, du cabinet de Mr. e Comte de Vence Maréchal de Camp des armées du roy. Peint par Gaspar Netscher. Gravé par Jean Georges Wille

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