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Lot 5597:
Octavian visits Cleopatra by B Pinelli 1822
This etching is from Istoria Romana (Roman History) by Bartolomeo Pinelli. Published by Presso Vincenzo Poggioli, Rome 1821.
The full title of this work is Raccolta di No. 100 Soggetti Li Pi? Rimarchevoli dell’Istoria Romana inventati ed incisi da Bartolomeo Pinelli Romano illustrata da Fulvia Bertocchi This plate is entitled: Ottaviano visita Cleopatra mentre lei abbatuta dalle sue sciagure gli si prostra dinnanthi – Octavian visits Cleopatra while she, dejected by her misfortunes, prostrates herself before him.
This fine etching is over 200 years old.
Size: approximately 9.5in x 13.2in (24cm x 33.5m)
Condition: Some minor age related marks otherwise very good condition
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