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Triumph of Neptune: Amphitrite in a shell drawn by dolphins
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Triumph of Neptune: Amphitrite in a shell drawn by dolphins

Claude Augustin Duflos · 1740 · etching; engraving; paper

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

About this work

Grisaille, depicting Amphitrite seated in a shell drawn by dolphins and accompanied by tritons, in the corner of the ceiling of the Chambre des Bains in the Hôtel Lambert. The depiction of Amphitrite is flanked by two river gods, each with a water jug. In the center below, a putto with a coral antler on his head. Print is part of a series of prints after the paintings in the Hôtel Lambert in Paris.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineTriomf van Neptunus: Amphitrite in een door dolfijnen getrokken schelp. 1740. Claude Augustin Duflos. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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