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Cleopatra holding an asp to her breast c. 1650-1700
Pen and slight traces of wash | 22.7 x 18.2 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 902496
School of Guercino (Cento 1591-Bologna 1666)
Cleopatra holding an asp to her breast c. 1650-1700
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A drawing of Cleopatra, standing full-length, in profile to the left. She wears a loose garment and holds an asp to her partially bared breasts with both hands. A curtain hangs from the top right corner.
The sheet has been laid down on fine canvas.Provenance
Bequeathed by the artist to Benedetto and Cesare Gennari; from whose descendants purchased by Richard Dalton for George III, c.1758-63; first recorded in a Royal Collection inventory of c.1800-1820 (Inv.A, p.61)
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Medium and techniques
Pen and slight traces of wash
Measurements
22.7 x 18.2 cm (sheet of paper)
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Other number(s)
RL 2496
