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Neptune calms the waves

Neptune calms the waves
(c. 1715-c. 1725)

Medium
pen and brown ink and brown wash over traces of pencil
Measurements
8.9 × 12.7 cm (comp.) 10.9 × 13.2 cm (sheet)
Inscription
inscribed in pen and brown ink l.l.-l.r.: Nept. as[wa]g[es] ye Storm, wch Juno raisd against / [Aeneas] Verso: inscribed in pencil: 031632R[or K]X / A15279 / [illeg. covered by card mount]
Card mount: inscribed in pencil on card mount l.r. corner: l/
Accession Number
1997.54
Department
International Prints and Drawings
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Presented through The Art Foundation of Victoria by Margaret Stones, Fellow, 1997
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of the Joe White Bequest
Gallery location
Not on display
Subjects (general)
Human Figures Marines and Seascapes Religion and Mythology
Subjects (specific)
captions Neptune (Roman deity) sailing vessels seamen storms tridents waves (natural events) weather
Movements
Baroque