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Neptune with Two Tritons: P.6089-R

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Neptune with Two Tritons
Neptune and Thetis with Sea Gods and Sea Horses

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Ghisi, Giorgio (Possibly)
Painter: Perino del Vaga (Pietro Buonaccorsi) (After)

Entities

Categories

Notes

History note: Sir Mark Masterman Sykes, Bart. (1771-1823); his sale at Sotheby's 29th March and 11 following days, 1824, Lot 495 (3 prints); bt. S. Woodburn for the Fitzwilliam Museum.

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bought (1824) by Sykes, Mark Masterman

Dating

Circa 1530 - Circa 1570

Note

State I/III. First of a series of four.

School or Style

Italian

Techniques used in production

Engraving

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.6089-R
Primary reference Number: 127816
Bartsch: 30
Illustrated Bartsch: 30-I (397)
Lugt: 1897
Lewis: R 1-4
Old location number: 37.1.35a
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Friday 10 May 2013 Last processed: Friday 8 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Paintings, Drawings and Prints

Citation for print

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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Neptune with Two Tritons" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/127816 Accessed: 2024-03-28 15:23:32

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