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Object Type: print
Museum number: 1917,1208.2143
Description: Triumph of Neptune, on horse-drawn chariot, facing front, surrounded by nereids, tritons and, at right, personifications of winds; in ornate border, with seated and standing figures on either side, and two Fames on top; after the decoration of a vault in the Palais Royal, Paris. 1717 Etching and engraving
Producer name: After: Antoine Coypel; Print made by: Bernard Picart; Intermediary draughtsman: Jean Marc Nattier; Published by: Bernard Picart; Published by: Gaspard Duchange
School/style: French
Production date: 1717
Production place: Published in: Paris (France)
Materials: paper
Technique: etching; engraving
Dimensions: Height: 443 millimetres; Width: 703 millimetres
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Bibliographic references: Wildenstein 1964 / L'oeuvre gravé des Coypel (not described)
Location: Not on display
Subjects: classical mythology; procession; architectural feature; classical deity
Associated names: Representation of: Poseidon/Neptune
Associated places: Associated with: Palais-Royal
Acquisition name: Donated by: Nan Ino Cooper, Baroness Lucas of Crudwell and Lady Dingwall; In Memory of: Auberon Thomas Herbert, 9th Baron Lucas of Crudwell and 5th Lord Dingwall
Acquisition date: 1917
Department: Prints and Drawings
Registration number: 1917,1208.2143

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