Cleopatra
Artist
François Le Moyne
French, 1688–1737
Datecirca 1722–1724
MediumOil on canvas
Dimensions39 3/8 x 32 1/8 in. (100 x 81.6 cm)
Frame: 50 3/8 x 43 1/8 x 4 in. (128 x 109.5 x 10.2 cm)
Frame: 50 3/8 x 43 1/8 x 4 in. (128 x 109.5 x 10.2 cm)
ClassificationsPaintings
Credit LineGift of Mr. and Mrs. E. Jackson H. Mann in honor of Mr. and Mrs. Carroll L. Mann, Jr.
Object number85.7
On View
On viewProvenanceCollection of Lord Ailwyn, Hok[th?]ingham Hall, Norfolk; collection of Lieutenant William Raulston, New York, 1926; Mrs. Bobbio, Dearborn, Michigan; estate sale, December, 1983, where purchased by Mr. E. Jackson H. Mann, Northfield, MI; sale, Sotheby's, New York, June 6, 1985, lot 138 (bought in); given to NCMA by Mr. Mann, 1985.
Published ReferencesJean-Luc Bordeaux, François Le Moyne and His Generation (Paris: Arthena, 1984), 92, cat. no. 45.
Important Old Master Paintings (auction catalogue) (Sotheby's, New York, June 6, 1985), Sale No. 5348, lot 138, bought-in.
Exhibition HistoryRaleigh, NC, North Carolina Museum of Art, "The People's Collection, Reimagined," October 7, 2022–present.
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