Cleopatra VII (69-30 BC) queen of Egypt, last ruler of the Ptolemaic dynasty, dissolving pearls in wine. Illustration by Frederick Augustus Sandys (1832-1904) for Algernon Charles Swinburne's (1837-1909) poem published in 'The Cornhill Magazine' London 1866.

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Cleopatra VII (69-30 BC) queen of Egypt, last ruler of the Ptolemaic dynasty, dissolving pearls in wine. Illustration by Frederick Augustus Sandys (1832-1904) for Algernon Charles Swinburne's (1837-1909) poem published in 'The Cornhill Magazine' London 1866.

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