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Guilliam van Leefdael

Caesar Throws Himself into the Sea from The Story of Caesar and Cleopatra

c. 1680
Wool and silk, slit and double interlocking tapestry weave
351.2 × 362.4 cm (138.3 × 142.7 in)

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