Seascape with a chariot drawn by a dolphin: P.62-2015

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Seascape with a chariot drawn by a dolphin

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Unknown

Entities

Fan leaf

Categories

Print

Description

Unmounted fan leaf. Galatea in her chariot drawn by dolphins. Seascape. In c., a woman in an odd chariot, with wheels and a type of elongated mermaid’s tail, above which a canopy. To r., the chariot is drawn by a dolphin, which is ridden by a small boy with a whip. To l., two mermaids, one holds a bow and arrow, the other plays the a horn.

Legal notes

Accepted in lieu of Inheritance Tax by H M Government from the estate of the Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd and allocated to the Fitzwilliam Museum 2058

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Allocated (2015) by H.M. Government

Dating

18th Century
Production date: circa AD 1740

School or Style

Techniques used in production

Hand colouring
Etching

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.62-2015
Primary reference Number: 210598
Stable URI

Audit data

Created: Friday 23 December 2016 Updated: Thursday 16 June 2022

Associated departments & institutions

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

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            The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Seascape with a chariot drawn by a dolphin" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/210598 Accessed: 2024-05-07 08:28:07

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            {{cite web|url=https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/210598
            |title=Seascape with a chariot drawn by a dolphin
            |author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2024-05-07 08:28:07|publisher=The
            University of Cambridge}}

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