Cleopatra (?) or (Monk in nave or transept of a church)

Gustave Doré

Undated

  • Titles Cleopatra (?) or (Monk in nave or transept of a church) (Title)
  • Artist Gustave Doré, French, 1832 - 1883
  • Medium pencil on Buff board
  • Dimensions sheet: 18 15/16 × 14 1/2 in. (48.1 × 36.8 cm) image: 17 3/4 × 12 1/2 in. (45.1 × 31.8 cm) mat: 24 × 18 in. (61 × 45.7 cm)
  • Credit Line Gift of Mrs. Otto Mosler Marx, 1954.50
  • Work Type drawing
  • Classification Drawings

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