The Death of Cleopatra A New and Improved Roman History
Printmaker:
Blake, William
Draughtsman:
Fuseli, Johann Heinrich
Allocated by H.M. Treasury through the Minister of the Arts, accepted in lieu of capital taxes
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1985-04) by Keynes, Sir Geoffrey
Production date: AD 1797
Plate 292, illustration to A New and Improved Roman History by Charles Allen, London: for J. Johnson, first edition, pub. 1797
Support
composed of
paper
Image
Height 145 mm
Width 81 mm
Sheet
Height 173 mm
Width 105 mm
Accession number: P.539-1985
Primary reference Number: 880
Bentley: 416
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Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Paintings, Drawings and Prints
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