This drawing is part of a group of 508 drawings from the Koenigs Collection, which was sold in the fall of 1940 by D.G. van Beuningen to Dr. Hans Posse, Hitler's Sonderbeauftragter Linz. This transaction was in violation of Dutch laws and international agreements. See the publication by Albert J. Elen, Missing Old Master Drawings from the Franz Koenigs Collection claimed by the State of The Netherlands, Den Haag 1989
The Meeting of Mark Anthony and Cleopatra
Copy after: Giovanni Battista Tiepolo (in circa 1716-1770)
Specifications
| Title | The Meeting of Mark Anthony and Cleopatra |
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| Material and technique | Pen and brush and black ink, grey wash, on blue paper (discoloured) |
| Object type |
Drawing
> Two-dimensional object
> Art object
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| Artists |
Copy after:
Giovanni Battista Tiepolo
Previously attributed: Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo |
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| Accession number | I 228 (PK) |
| Credits | Missing since World War II, see cat. Missing Old Master Drawings from the Franz Koenigs Collection claimed by the State of the Netherlands, The Hague 1989 |
| Department | Drawings & Prints (Pushkin claim) |
| Creation date | in circa 1716-1770 |
| Collector | Collector / Franz Koenigs |
| Object |
