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Drawing, Cleopatra Pleading with Caesar

This is a Drawing. It was created by Felice Giani. It is dated ca. 1820 and we acquired it in 1901. Its medium is pen and brown ink, brown wash, over black chalk, ruled border in pen and brown support: thick white wove paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

It is credited Museum purchase through gift of various donors.

Its dimensions are

53.5 x 37.5 cm (21 1/16 x 14 3/4 in.) dimensions vary Mat: 71.1 x 55.9 cm (28 x 22 in.)

Cite this object as

Drawing, Cleopatra Pleading with Caesar; Felice Giani (Italian, 1758–1823); Italy; pen and brown ink, brown wash, over black chalk, ruled border in pen and brown support: thick white wove paper; 53.5 x 37.5 cm (21 1/16 x 14 3/4 in.) dimensions vary Mat: 71.1 x 55.9 cm (28 x 22 in.); Museum purchase through gift of various donors; 1901-39-1928

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