Print made by Edward Fisher, 1722–1785, British, Miss Kitty Fisher as 'Cleopatra Dissolving the Pearl', between 1752 and 1763
- Title:
- Miss Kitty Fisher as 'Cleopatra Dissolving the Pearl'
- Date:
- between 1752 and 1763
- Materials & Techniques:
- Mezzotint on moderately thick, slightly textured, beige laid paper
- Dimensions:
- Sheet: 13 7/16 x 9 3/8 inches (34.2 x 23.8 cm), Plate: 13 1/16 x 9 inches (33.1 x 22.8 cm), Image: 11 x 9 inches (27.9 x 22.8 cm)
- Credit Line:
- Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund
- Copyright Status:
- Public Domain
- Accession Number:
- B1970.3.121
- Classification:
- Prints
- Collection:
- Prints and Drawings
- Subject Terms:
- banquet of Mark Antony and Cleopatra: she dissolves a pearl in a cup of wine, which she then drinks | braids | chalice | crown | dress | gaze | jewelry | literary theme | mantle | pearls | portrait | religious and mythological subject | sash | throne | wine
- Associated People:
- Cleopatra VII Philopator (late 69 BC–30 BC), last pharaoh of Ancient Egypt
Fisher, Kitty (1741? - 1767), courtesan - Access:
- Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
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- https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:22012
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