Two marine panels after ancient Roman wall painting: the upper panel depicting four ships, two on each side flanking an island on which stand a soldier in antique military dress and a nude male figure holding a triton, one of the ships has capsized; the lower panel depicting a series of fish and a crustacean in profile view

Title: Two marine panels after ancient Roman wall painting: the upper panel depicting four ships, two on each side flanking an island on which stand a soldier in antique military dress and a nude male figure holding a triton, one of the ships has capsized; the lower panel depicting a series of fish and a crustacean in profile view

Artist: Rocco Pozzi (Italian, active 18th century)

Artist: Niccolo Vanni (Italian, born Rome, active Naples 1750–1770)

Date: ca. 1750–70

Medium: Etching

Dimensions: sheet: 18 1/2 x 38 3/16 in. (47 x 97 cm)
plate: 13 3/16 x 33 11/16 in. (33.5 x 85.5 cm)

Classification: Prints

Credit Line: Bequest of Phyllis Massar, 2011

Accession Number: 2012.136.395