Cleopatra VII: The Queen Who Fought to Keep Egypt Independent
William Wetmore Story’s Cleopatra, designed in 1858 and carved in 1869. This later sculpture imagines the queen, rather than preserving her appearance. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of John Taylor Johnston, 1888; 88.5a–d. CC0 / Public Domain. Source and rights Cleopatra VII inherited more than a crown. She inherited a wealthy kingdom under mounting…