DISCOVERART

Anonymous, French, 18th century

Drawing for a Book Illustration--Cleopatra

18th century
Pen and black ink, brush and gray wash, red chalk
16 × 11.5 cm (6.3 × 4.5 in)

SEE IT IN PERSON

Not currently on view

In the collection of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York · as of July 2026

View at metmuseum.org ↗Plan a visit ↗

Discussion

Be the first to share your thoughts.

Sign in to join the discussion.

Community guidelines

More by Anonymous, French, 18th century

Portrait of the consort of Maria Theresa, queen of Hungary and Bohemia, on horsebackPortrait of the consort of Maria Theresa, queen of Hungary aPortrait of Louis XVIPortrait of Louis XVILady in a gardenLady in a gardenThe Two Are But One (Les deux ne font qu'un)The Two Are But One (Les deux ne font qu'un)Portrait of Marie AntoinettePortrait of Marie AntoinettePortrait of Maria Theresa, queen of Hungary and Bohemia, on horsebackPortrait of Maria Theresa, queen of Hungary and Bohemia, on Chateau de Picton CastleChateau de Picton CastleDesigns for Top and Four Sides of a Snuffbox with Scenes depicting the Ascent of a Hot Air BalloonDesigns for Top and Four Sides of a Snuffbox with Scenes dep

More like this

Design for a Reredos or Frame and Setting for an Altar PaintingPomarancio (Cristoforo Roncalli) — Design for a Reredos or FTwo Alternate Designs for a DoorwayAnonymous, Italian, Piedmontese, 18th century — Two AlternatDesign for a Sepulchral Monument Divided in Two Parts with Bas Relief Surmounted by Statues and Foliate Decoration Below.Guiseppe Colignon (Collignon) — Design for a Sepulchral MonuDesign for an Epitaph with a Variant, flanked by Terms and surmounted by statues of CherubsAbraham van Diepenbeeck — Design for an Epitaph with a VariaDesign Wall Elevation with Stucco and Painted DecorationsLuigi Garzi — Design Wall Elevation with Stucco and Painted Design after François Duquesnoy, tomb of Ferdinand van den EyndenAnonymous, French, 18th century|François Duquesnoy — Design Design for an altarHendrik-Frans Verbruggen|Anonymous, Flemish, 17th century|MiDesign for a Monument with Minerva?Patrizio Cajés|Anonymous, Spanish, 16th century — Design forDesign for a Wall DecorationAnonymous, French, School of Fontainebleau, 16th century|RosArchitectural Design with an Altarpiece Framed in a Niche and Surmounted by a DomeFlaminio Innocenzo Minozzi — Architectural Design with an AlSketch of a Classical PedestalThomas Hardwick — Sketch of a Classical PedestalDesign for an AltarpieceAnonymous, French, 18th century|Anonymous, French, 17th cent