Production: Triqueti de, Henry (Conflans-sur-Loing, 1803 - Paris (75), 1874)
The Death of Cleopatra
The Death of Cleopatra
Production: 1851
Estate: Sculpture
Technique(s) : Terracotta
Dimensions : H. 34 cm ; W. 39 cm ; D.16 cm
Inventory no.: S.1855
Photo credit(s):
Lauginie, François
Cartel
Bearing the inscription 1851, this terracotta is a sketch for the ivory sculpture sold by Triqueti to Sir Ivor Guerst in 1859, with a bronze seat, polished griotte marble plinth and ebony base. The emphasis given to the scene takes on a profoundly dramatic aspect through this interplay of materials.
Provenance
By descent from the artist to Blanche de Triqueti wife Lee Childe, daughter of the artist, 1874.
Gift of Edward Lee Childe, the artist's son-in-law, to the Musée des Beaux-Arts d'Orléans, 1886.
School
France
Location
Museum of Fine Arts
Reserve