Triton blowing into a shell
Drawing
ca.1765-1779 (drawn)
ca.1765-1779 (drawn)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
Pen and ink drawing of a bearded figure emerging from the sea with seaweed in his hair and a fish's tail, blowing into a conical shell trumpet
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Triton blowing into a shell |
| Materials and techniques | Pencil, pen and ink |
| Brief description | Mortimer, John Hamilton (1741-1779); Triton blowing into a shell. Pencil, pen and ink. |
| Physical description | Pen and ink drawing of a bearded figure emerging from the sea with seaweed in his hair and a fish's tail, blowing into a conical shell trumpet |
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| Object history | This drawing was formerly in the collection of Gilbert Benthall |
| Subjects depicted | |
| Literary reference | A Triton (in Greek mythology, a minor sea-god) |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | E.330-1961 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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