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Two sleeping water creatures, similar to mermaids. Etching by J.H. Mortimer, 177-.

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.

[Leaflet advertising an appearance of a real mermaid and merman (caught off Terra del Fuego). Location not disclosed but printed in Lambeth (Phoenix Printing Office)].

A merman, by the sea. Woodcut.

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.

The education of King Louis XV: Venus hands him over to a centaur for education in manly ways. Etching by L. Cars, ca. 1757, after F. Boucher.

The triumph of Galatea. Engraving by N. Dorigny, 1693, after Raphael.

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Mermen

Images from the collections

Images about Mermen

Works from the collections

A merman, by the sea. Woodcut.

Two sleeping water creatures, similar to mermaids. Etching by J.H. Mortimer, 177-.

[Leaflet advertising an appearance of a real mermaid and merman (caught off Terra del Fuego). Location not disclosed but printed in Lambeth (Phoenix Printing Office)].

The triumph of Galatea. Engraving by N. Dorigny, 1693, after Raphael.

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.

Mermen

Images from the collections

Images about Mermen

Works from the collections

A merman, by the sea. Woodcut.

Two sleeping water creatures, similar to mermaids. Etching by J.H. Mortimer, 177-.

[Leaflet advertising an appearance of a real mermaid and merman (caught off Terra del Fuego). Location not disclosed but printed in Lambeth (Phoenix Printing Office)].

The triumph of Galatea. Engraving by N. Dorigny, 1693, after Raphael.

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.

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