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Geraert Peemans

Caesar's Death Makes Cleopatra Mourn from The Story of Caesar and Cleopatra

c. 1680
Wool and silk, slit and double interlocking tapestry weave
302.1 × 362.4 cm (118.9 × 142.7 in)

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