Triumph of Neptune, The Empire of Neptune, Great Drawing Book... (series title), No. 79 in Great Drawing Book. Neptune with trident, ruler of the sea, is here pulled by dolphins. The dolphins who chased the nereid Amphritite when she fled from Neptune's advances have persuaded her to come back and become his bride. Here she rides alongside Neptune on the back of a dolphin. Neptune and Amphritite are surrounded by sea nymphs and tritons. Above them hover putti., intermediary draughtsman: Abraham Bloemaert, publisher: Willem van Vliet, 1820, paper, etching, height 154 mm × width 202 mm
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