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Title
The death of Antony
Names
Mirys, Augustyn de (Polish painter, 1700-1790) (Artist)
Ferris, Stephen James, 1835-1915 (Engraver)
Collection

Wonders: Images of the Ancient World

Personalities -- A-Z

Dates / Origin
Date Created: unknown
Library locations
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection
Shelf locator: PC-WON P. A-Z
Topics
Dead persons -- Egypt
Grief
Cleopatra, Queen of Egypt, d. 30 B.C
Suicides
Censers -- To 499
Antonius, Marcus, 83 B.C.?-30 B.C.
Genres
Portraits
Notes
Content: Marcus Antonius was a Roman orator and general. After the murder of Caesar Antonius joined an alliance with Octavian and Marcus Aemilius Lepidus. This became known as the Second Triumvirate. Political disagreements esculated and civil war broke out. The navy of Antony and Cleopatra was defeated by Octavian at the Battle of Actium in 31 B.C. Marcus Antonius committed suicide in Egypt.
Statement of responsibility: "De Mirys Pinx." "S. J. Ferris Engr."--lettered on border.
Physical Description
Etchings
Extent: 11.4 x 14.2 cm
Foxing on border.
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 55ab1630-c5bf-012f-6f70-58d385a7bc34
Rights Statement
The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

Item timeline of events

  • : Created
  • 1700: Creator Born
  • 1790: Creator Died
  • 2020: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

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Wikipedia Citation

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The death of Antony