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Guilliam van Leefdael

Caesar Sends a Messenger to Cleopatra from The Story of Caesar and Cleopatra

c. 1680
Wool and silk, slit and double interlocking tapestry weave
310.1 × 363.8 cm (122.1 × 143.2 in)

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