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Neptune (Roman deity)

Images

  • 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.
  • Saturn, seated right, is threatened by his three children Jupiter, Neptune and Pluto. Engraving by G. Bonasone after G. Romano, ca. 1560.
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Catalogue

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    Neptune with nereids attending the siege of La Rochelle. Etching by N. Le Mire, 1756, after C. Eisen.

    Eisen, Charles, 1720-1778. | Date: 1756 | Reference: 2917575i
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    Saturn, seated right, is threatened by his three children Jupiter, Neptune and Pluto. Engraving by G. Bonasone after G. Romano, ca. 1560.

    Romano, Giulio, 1499-1546. | Date: [1560?] | Reference: 570760i
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    Admiral Rodney stands between Britannia and Neptune. Etching by J. Gillray, 1782.

    Gillray, James, 1756-1815. | Date: 1782 | Reference: 31722i
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    Neptune with nereids attending the siege of La Rochelle. Etching by N. Le Mire, 1756, after C. Eisen.

    Eisen, Charles, 1720-1778. | Date: 1756 | Reference: 2917576i
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    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.

    Boulogne, Louis, 1654-1733. | Date: 1718 | Reference: 23946i
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