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Glaucus and Scylla

Print
1615-1673 (made)
Artist/Maker

Engraving of a Greek prophetic sea god and a nymph.

Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleGlaucus and Scylla (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Engraving on paper
Brief description
Engraving by Salvator Rosa: Glaucus and Scylla.
Physical description
Engraving of a Greek prophetic sea god and a nymph.
Dimensions
  • Height: 34.8cm
  • Width: 23.2cm
trimmed within the plate mark
Marks and inscriptions
Signed S Rosa (monogr.) (Inscription from: Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design & Department of Paintings, Accessions 1919, London: Printed Under the Authority of His Majesty's Stationery Office, 1921)
Credit line
Bernard H. Webb Bequest.
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic reference
Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design & Department of Paintings, Accessions 1919, London: Printed Under the Authority of His Majesty's Stationery Office, 1921
Collection
Accession number
E.4256-1919

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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