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Cleopatra, by W. Etty, R.A.

Caldesi & Montecchi

Date

1858

Medium

Albumen silver print

Culture

British

Department

Photographs

Institution

Getty Museum

Object ID

29aa9f85-53b6-45c4-8e2b-0f5b57b4dbcf

Photograph of "Cleopatra's Arrival in Cilicia," a painting by William Etty. The painting depicts a bustling and celebratory scene on an embankment where an ornately decorated ship is docked. Cleopatra, depicted as a partially nude female figure reclining on a canopied platform, can be seen on the ship, surrounded by her entourage. A number of putti are visible on the upper left area of the image, descending from the sky. An inventory number can be seen on the lower left corner of the image.

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