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Lot 47

Thomas Francis Dicksee
(British, 1819-1895)
Cleopatra

26 September 2019, 14:00 BST
London, New Bond Street

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Thomas Francis Dicksee (British, 1819-1895)

Cleopatra
signed with monogram and indistinctly dated '1863' (lower right); indistinctly inscribed 'Cleopatra' (on an old label attached to the upper stretcher); signed and inscribed 'Thos Francis Dicksee/7 Russell Place/Fitzroy Square' (on an old label attached to the lower stretcher)
oil on paper laid down on canvas
19.5 x 16.3cm (7 11/16 x 6 7/16in).

Footnotes

Thomas Francis Dicksee painted another portrayal of Cleopatra in 1876; differing from the present lot, she is depicted full length, seated on a chair. Together these works exemplify Dicksee's interest in Classical and Shakespearean characters, an interest further displayed by a number of his Royal Academy submissions, with works such as Ophelia in 1859 and 1891, Kate and Bianca in 1869, Lady MacBeth in 1870 and Romeo and Juliet in 1871.

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