Print, book-illustration, title-page, Hans Holbein the Younger, 1523

Title-page border with cleopatra and dionysius of syracuse; under an arcade at the foot of a monument lies the egyptian queen, comitting suicide with poisonous snakes; the tyrant appears on either side, robbing treasures from the statues of the gods; ornamental architrave with dolphins, putti, vase and skull; first used as title-page to desiderius erasmus, paraphrasis in evangelium secundum ioannem, ad illustrissimum principum ferdinandum, nunc primim excusa. . , basel, j. Froben, februar 1523 (2°); this impression is taken from desiderius erasmus, christiani matrimonii institutio. . , basel, j. Froben 1526. 1523 woodcut and letterpress. Date: 1523. Dimensions: Height: 237 mm (subject); ; Width: 161 mm. Medium: paper. Depicted People: Cleopatra the Great. Collection: British Museum. Print, book-illustration, title-page (BM 1864,1114.753)