Roman god of water, particularly the sea, considered equivalent to the Greek Poseidon

Baths, Southernhay, Exeter. Engraving by J.F. Lambert, 1830, after W.H. Bartlett.

Neptune and a Triton. Engraving by C. Grignion, 1789.

Admiral Rodney stands between Britannia and Neptune. Etching by J. Gillray, 1782.

Neptune and Amphitrite sit on a scallop shell chariot amidst the waves, surrounded by nereids and tritons; representing the element water. Engraving by L. Desplaces, 1718, after Louis de Boullogne the younger.

Galatea riding a scallop shell chariot over the seas accompanied by Neptune, nymphs and cherubs, symbolising the element water. Etching by F. Bartolozzi, 1796, after F. Albani.

A bas relief of Neptune, Jupiter, and three other figures, on the temple of Minerva Pallas. Etching by J. Barbault.

Henry Dundas, Viscount Melville (in Highland costume), bleeds Neptune while Alexander Trotter holds a bowl to catch the guineas which flow from the incision; representing Trotter's embezzlement of public funds and Melville 's alleged connivance. Coloured etching by I. Cruikshank, 1805.

Neptune presiding over a businessman making money through investment and a man drinking beer; representing the phlegmatic temperament. Etching by J.D. Nessenthaler.

Neptune [Poseidon] and Amphitrite. Mezzotint by J. Smith after Titian.

Venus riding a scallop shell chariot over the seas accompanied by Neptune, nymphs and cherubs, symbolising the element water. Engraving by E. Baudet, 1695, after F. Albani.

Neptune [Poseidon]. Etching.

1 print : etching ; platemark 14.3 x 26.8 cm

Ceres making love to a horse (Neptune); representing the joining of the land and the sea. Engraving by B. Picart, 1708.

Neptune [Poseidon]. Etching with woodcut by J.B. Jackson.

1 print : engraving ; border 9.7 x 15.5 cm

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Neptune

Images from the collections

Images featuring Neptune

Works from the collections

A bas relief of Neptune, Jupiter, and three other figures, on the temple of Minerva Pallas. Etching by J. Barbault.

Ceres making love to a horse (Neptune); representing the joining of the land and the sea. Engraving by B. Picart, 1708.

Neptune [Poseidon]. Etching with woodcut by J.B. Jackson.

Neptune [Poseidon] and Amphitrite. Mezzotint by J. Smith after Titian.

Baths, Southernhay, Exeter. Engraving by J.F. Lambert, 1830, after W.H. Bartlett.

Neptune

Images from the collections

Images featuring Neptune

Works from the collections

A bas relief of Neptune, Jupiter, and three other figures, on the temple of Minerva Pallas. Etching by J. Barbault.

Ceres making love to a horse (Neptune); representing the joining of the land and the sea. Engraving by B. Picart, 1708.

Neptune [Poseidon]. Etching with woodcut by J.B. Jackson.

Neptune [Poseidon] and Amphitrite. Mezzotint by J. Smith after Titian.

Baths, Southernhay, Exeter. Engraving by J.F. Lambert, 1830, after W.H. Bartlett.

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