Caesar Sends a Messenger to Cleopatra from The Story of Caesar and Cleopatra

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

Date

c. 1680

Medium

Wool and silk, slit and double interlocking tapestry weave

Dimensions

310.1 × 363.8 cm (122 1/8 × 143 1/4 in.)

Department

Textiles

Credit line

Gift of Mrs. Chauncey McCormick and Mrs. Richard Ely Danielson