Neptune and Amphitrite
Pieter Stevens van Gunst (1659 - Amsterdam, 1724)
Category
Art / Prints
Date
1710 - 1714
Materials
Ink engraving on paper.
Measurements
415 x 290 mm
Collection
Saltram, Devon
NT 873018.2.68
Summary
(Folio 40), Neptune seated kissing the naked Amphitrite who puts her leg across his; a copy after the mezzotint by John Smith from the series at Blenheim.
Provenance
At Saltram by 1771 and thence by descent to Montagu Brownlow Parker (1878-1962), 5th Earl of Morley and given to NT as part of the Endowment following transfer in 1957.
Marks and inscriptions
Neptune and Amphitrite
Makers and roles
Pieter Stevens van Gunst (1659 - Amsterdam, 1724), printer after Titian (Pieve di Cadore 1488/90 - Venice 1576), creator