Dood van Cleopatra, RP-P-OB-56.159, Johann Georg Wille, 1754

Identification title(s): death of cleopatra mort de cléopatre. Object type: print object number: rp-p-ob-56. 159. Catalog reference: leblanc (wille) 5-1(4). Inscriptions / marks: collector's mark, verso, stamped: lugt 240. Manufacture. Manufacturer: printmaker: johann georg wille, after a design by: caspar netscher. Place of manufacture: paris. Dating: 1754. Material and technology. Physical characteristics: etching and engraving; proof. Material: paper technique: engraving (printing process) / etching. Dimensions: plate edge: height 403 mm × width 298 mm explanation: this print is part of a series of unknown size based on dutch and german paintings. Some prints indicate at the top left which number in the series they are. Subject: what: death of cleopatra: she commits suicide by holding to her breast an asp, which she has taken from a basket of figs. Acquisition: transfer of management 1816. Date: 1754.