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Cleopatra, William Wetmore Story, 1858, carved 1869
William Wetmore Story, portraitWilliam Wetmore StoryAmerican, 1819–1895

Cleopatra

1858, carved 1869 · Sculpture

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Yes, on view now

Where is “Cleopatra” now? The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gallery 700, New York. Yes, on view now. Checked September 29, 2026.

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

New York, United States

Room700

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About the sculpture

Cleopatra is a 19th-century sculpture by American sculptor William Wetmore Story. Carved from marble, the sculpture depicts the Egyptian ruler Cleopatra. The sculpture is currently in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

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Accession number
88.5a–d

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CleopatraWoman

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SculptureMarbleRealism19th centuryAmerican

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Joseph Story (1779-1845), William Wetmore Story, 1846

Joseph Story (1779-1845)

1846 · Not on view · Harvard Art Museums

James Russell Lowell (1819-1891), William Wetmore Story, 1853

James Russell Lowell (1819-1891)

1853 · Not on view · Harvard Art Museums

Josiah Quincy (1772-1864), William Wetmore Story, 1860

Josiah Quincy (1772-1864)

1860 · Not on view · Harvard Art Museums

The Libyan Sibyl, William Wetmore Story, modeled 1861, carved 1868

The Libyan Sibyl

modeled 1861, carved 1868 · Smithsonian American Art Museum

Percy Bysshe Shelley (1792-1822), William Wetmore Story, 1870

Percy Bysshe Shelley (1792-1822)

1870 · Not on view · Harvard Art Museums

Joseph Henry, William Wetmore Story, modeled 1881

Joseph Henry

modeled 1881 · Smithsonian American Art Museum

In the same room · Gallery 700, The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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The Children of Jacob H. Schiff, Augustus Saint-Gaudens, 1883–85, carved 1906–7

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Amor Caritas, Augustus Saint-Gaudens, 1880–98, cast 1918

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Hiawatha, Augustus Saint-Gaudens, 1871–72, carved 1874

Augustus Saint-Gaudens

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Cleopatra, Gustave Doré

Gustave Doré

Cleopatra

Not on view · National Gallery of Art

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Giovanni Battista Tiepolo

The Meeting of Antony and Cleopatra, ca. 1745–47

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Statue of Cleopatra, Hubert Robert, probably c. 1754/1765

Hubert Robert

Statue of Cleopatra, probably c. 1754/1765

Not on view · National Gallery of Art

The Death of Cleopatra, Guido Cagnacci, ca. 1645–55

Guido Cagnacci

The Death of Cleopatra, ca. 1645–55

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Copy after Giambattista Tiepolo’s fresco of the ‘Banquet of Antony and Cleopatra’ in the Ballroom Palazzo Labia, Venice (1746-1747), 1883., Luigi Desideri, 1883

Luigi Desideri

Copy after Giambattista Tiepolo’s fresco of the ‘Banquet of Antony and Cleopatra’ in the Ballroom Palazzo Labia, Venice (1746-1747), 1883., 1883

Not on view · Victoria and Albert Museum

The Banquet of Anthony and Cleopatra, Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, Early 18th century

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo

The Banquet of Anthony and Cleopatra, Early 18th century

Not on view · Victoria and Albert Museum

Cleopatra, 19th century

Cleopatra, 19th century

Not on view · Victoria and Albert Museum

Copy after Giambattista Tiepolo’s fresco of the ‘Meeting of Antony and Cleopatra’ in the Ballroom Palazzo Labia, Venice (1746-1747), 1883., Luigi Desideri, 1883

Luigi Desideri

Copy after Giambattista Tiepolo’s fresco of the ‘Meeting of Antony and Cleopatra’ in the Ballroom Palazzo Labia, Venice (1746-1747), 1883., 1883

Not on view · Victoria and Albert Museum