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Paolo Farinati
1524-1606
Death of Cleopatra
Pen and brown ink and wash, over black chalk, on laid paper.
14 7/8 x 10 5/8 inches (379 x 269 mm)
Purchased by Pierpont Morgan (1837-1913) in 1909.
IV, 79c
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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.

Provenance: 
Sir Peter Lely (Lugt 2092); Sir Joshua Reynolds (Lugt 2364); Charles Fairfax Murray (1849-1919), London and Florence; from whom purchased through Galerie Alexandre Imbert, Rome, in 1909 by Pierpont Morgan (1837-1913), New York (no mark; see Lugt 1509); his son, J.P. Morgan, Jr. (1867-1943), New York.
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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.

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Farinati, Paolo
School: 
Italian
Century: 
16th century
Classification: 
Drawing
Department: 
Drawings and Prints