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Tritons and Sea Monsters

Print
Mid 17th century (Printed)
Artist/Maker
Giovanni Battista Galestruzzi (Designer)
Galestruzzi (Printmaker)
Place of origin
Rome (Printed)

Plate 1


Object details

Category
Ornament Prints
Object type
Print
TitleTritons and Sea Monsters (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Etching
Brief description
Giovanni Battista Galestruzzi. Triton with a horn, plate 1 from a series of 18 representing Tritons and Sea Monsters.
Physical description
Plate 1
Dimensions
  • Plate mark height: 8.6cm
  • Plate mark width: 12.4cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'Gio. B. Galestruzzi. fece.' Upper left.
  • '1' Upper right.
Bibliographic references
  • Guilmard, D., Les Maîtres Ornemanistes, Paris, 1880-1881, p.318, 35 (2).
  • Bellini, Paolo, ed. The Illustrated Bartsch, 46. Italian masters of the seveneenth century: Virgil Solis. New York: Abaris Books, 1985. No. 021.
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.2739-1921

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
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