About This Artwork

After a design by Justus van Egmont (1601–1674)
Produced at the workshop of Willem van Leefdael (1632–1688)
Flanders, Brussels

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 x 363.8 cm (122 1/8 x 143 1/4 in.)
Gift of Mrs. Chauncey McCormick and Mrs. Richard Ely Danielson, 1944.10