File: Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema - The Meeting of Antony and Cleopatra.jpg
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Summary
Lawrence Alma-Tadema: Antony and Cleopatra
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| Title |
The Meeting of Antony and Cleopatra, 41 B.C. |
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painting  |
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history painting |
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| Description |
العربية: لقاء أنطوني وكليوباترا، 41 ق.م.(لوحة بالألوان الزيتية للرسام لورينس تديما) |
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| Date | 1885 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medium | oil on panel | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dimensions | height: 25.7 in (65.4 cm); width: 36 in (91.4 cm) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Collection | Private collection | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Object history |
Samuel W. Hawk, New York (commissioned from the artist in 1883) Frau von Munkhausen (acquired from the above in 1887 and until at least 1897) Sir Joseph Benjamin Robinson (in 1923) Princess Labia (by descent from the above, her father and sold: Sotheby's, London, November 20, 1963, lot 98, illustrated) Messrs James Coats, New York (acquired at the above sale) Allen Funt (acquired from the above in 1966 and sold: Sotheby's, Belgravia, November 6, 1973, lot 21, illustrated and as cover) Leger Gallery, London (acquired at the above sale) Galerie Royal, Vancouver (in circa 1978) Sale: Sotheby's, London, November 24, 1987, lot 30, illustrated) The Margaret Brown Collection (probably acquired at the above sale and sold: Christie's, London, June 11, 1993, lot 123, illustrated) Private Collection, New York Acquired from the above by the present owner |
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| Inscriptions | signed L. Alma Tadema and inscribed OP. CCXLVI (at lower center on barge railing) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| References |
http://www.sothebys.com/en/auctions/ecatalogue/2011/19th-century-paintings-n08738/lot.65.html |
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| Source/Photographer | Sotheby's New York, 05 Mai 2011, lot 65 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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