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Allegory of Fishery: Neptune and Amphitrite

1768
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Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Allegory of Fishery: Neptune and Amphitrite
  • Artist: Gabriel François Doyen (French, Paris 1726–1806 St. Petersburg)
  • Date: 1768
  • Medium: Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash, heightened with touches of white gouache, over graphite
  • Dimensions: 11 5/16 x 8 9/16 in. (28.8 x 21.7 cm)
  • Classification: Drawings
  • Credit Line: Harry G. Sperling Fund, 1981
  • Object Number: 1981.129
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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