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The Death of Cleopatra; A New and Improved Roman History: P.540-1985

Object information

Awaiting location update

Titles

The Death of Cleopatra; A New and Improved Roman History

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Blake, William
Draughtsman: Fuseli, Johann Heinrich (After)

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Legal notes

Bequeathed by Sir Geoffrey Keynes and allocated by H.M. Treasury through the Minister of the Arts in lieu of capital taxes, 1985

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1985) by Keynes, Geoffrey

Dating

18th Century
Production date: circa AD 1797

Note

Plate [no.?] For, A New and Improved Roman History, by Charles Allen, [London: for J. Johnson, first edition, pub. 1797]

School or Style

British

Techniques used in production

Engraving
Etching

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.540-1985
Primary reference Number: 311174
Bentley: 416
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Audit data

Created: Tuesday 12 July 2022 Updated: Tuesday 12 July 2022 Last processed: Friday 8 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Paintings, Drawings and Prints

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