Discovery of the Plot to Kill Caesar and Cleopatra from The Story of Caesar and Cleopatra

Textiles

c. 1680

After a design by Justus van Egmont (1601–1674)
Woven at the workshop of Gerard Peemans (1637/39–1725)
Flanders, Brussels

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Artist: Geraert Peemans (Manufacturer)
Title: Discovery of the Plot to Kill Caesar and Cleopatra from The Story of Caesar and Cleopatra
Origin: Flanders
Date: Made 1675–1685
Medium: Wool and silk, slit and double interlocking tapestry weave
Dimensions: 525.5 × 370.6 cm (206 7/8 × 145 7/8 in.)
Credit Line: Gift of Mrs. Chauncey McCormick and Mrs. Richard Ely Danielson
Reference Number: 1944.21

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