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Marcus Antonius dies in the arms of Cleopatra, print, printmaker: Johann Georg Wille, after painting by Pompeo Batoni, 1778, paper, engraving, proof, height 380 mm x width 488 mm, Person, Cleopatra VII (queen of Egypt), Mark Antony, armorial bearing, heraldry, death of Mark Antony: he dies after having stabbed himself: Cleopatra grieves at his bedside., A detailed monochrome engraving shows a reclining young man in ornate armor supported by a seated woman wearing a crown and an elegant dress, her hair braided and adorned, as she looks down at him while holding his arm and shoulder; a second older woman with a wrapped headscarf leans over them, hand to her forehead, with a concerned expression; drapery and architectural elements form the background, and the lower border contains an ornate emblem framed by decorative lines.
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