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4.9.9: William Wetmore Story, Cleopatra

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    • Tyler Green and Dr. Beth Harris, "William Wetmore Story, Cleopatra," in Smarthistory, February 11, 2022, accessed November 1, 2022, https://smarthistory.org/william-wetmore-story-cleopatra/.
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    A conversation with Tyler Green and Beth Harris in front of William Wetmore Story, Cleopatra, marble, modeled 1858, carved 1865, 137.16 x114.3 x 68.58 cm (Virginia Museum of Fine Arts)


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