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Cleopatra

Frederick Sandys (English, 1829–1904)
Cut by: Dalziel Brothers (English, active 1839–93)
1866

Medium/Technique Wood engraving on India paper, proof
Dimensions Block: 17.6 x 11 cm (6 15/16 x 4 5/16 in.); Sheet: 20.6 x 14.6 cm (8 1/8 x 5 3/4 in.); Mount: 26.6 x 20.8 cm (10 1/2 x 8 3/16 in.)
Credit Line John H. and Ernestine A. Payne Fund
Accession Number55.2975
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsPrints

DescriptionIllustration to a poem by Swinburne from "Cornhill Magazine" (1866), vol. XIV, facing p. 331
Signed Signed
Inscriptionsl.r. in block: "DALZIEL SC"; l.l. in block: artist's monogram; l.l. on sheet in graphite pencil: FSandys"; on mount in graphite pencil: "Engraver's India proof / Gilbert Dalziel"
ProvenanceHarold Hartley, England (1851-1943): to Sir Harold Hartley, London, England (1878-1972); from whom purchased by MFA April 14,1955.