Plan your visit. 225 Madison Avenue at 36th Street, New York, NY 10016.

Plan your visit. 225 Madison Avenue at 36th Street, New York, NY 10016.

Death of Cleopatra

Paolo Farinati
1524-1606

Death of Cleopatra

14 7/8 x 10 5/8 inches (379 x 269 mm)
Pen and brown ink and wash, over black chalk, on laid paper.
IV, 79c

Purchased by Pierpont Morgan (1837-1913) in 1909.

Inscriptions/Markings
Inscribed at upper right in pen and brown ink, "5?"; on verso of lining, in graphite, "21 / 5".
Watermark: Anchor inside circle surmounted by six-pointed star.
Associated names
Lely, Peter, Sir, 1618-1680, former owner.
Reynolds, Joshua, Sir, 1723-1792, former owner.
Murray, Charles Fairfax, 1849-1919, former owner.
Morgan, J. Pierpont (John Pierpont), 1837-1913, former owner.
Classification
Century Drawings
School
Department