The suicide of Cleopatra: Cleopatra is shown seated on a chair with the asp wriggling up her left arm while her maid shields her face in a gesture of horror and grief. Line engraving by J.G. Wille, 175-, after C. Netscher.

    • Netscher, Caspar, 1635 or 1636-1684.
    Date:
    [between 1750 and 1759]
    Reference:
    42962i

    Licence: Public Domain Mark

    Credit: The suicide of Cleopatra: Cleopatra is shown seated on a chair with the asp wriggling up her left arm while her maid shields her face in a gesture of horror and grief. Line engraving by J.G. Wille, 175-, after C. Netscher. Wellcome Collection. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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