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  • Neptune and a Triton. Engraving by C. Grignion, 1789.
  • Neptune [Poseidon] and Amphitrite. Mezzotint by J. Smith after Titian.
  • Neptune [Poseidon]. Etching.
  • Neptune [Poseidon]. Etching with woodcut by J.B. Jackson.
  • Neptune surrounded by Triton and sea-nymphs is presented with the fruits of the sea; representing conchology. Stipple engraving by J. Chapman after R. Corbould.
  • Saturn, seated right, is threatened by his three children Jupiter, Neptune and Pluto. Engraving by G. Bonasone after G. Romano, ca. 1560.
  • Neptune and Amphitrite sit on a scallop shell chariot amidst the waves, surrounded by nereids and tritons; representing the element water. Engraving by L. Desplaces, 1718, after Louis de Boullogne the younger.
  • Baths, Southernhay, Exeter. Engraving by J.F. Lambert, 1830, after W.H. Bartlett.
  • Baths, Southernhay, Exeter. Engraving by J.F. Lambert, 1830, after W.H. Bartlett.
  • A bas relief of Neptune, Jupiter, and three other figures, on the temple of Minerva Pallas. Etching by J. Barbault.
  • Venus riding a scallop shell chariot over the seas accompanied by Neptune, nymphs and cherubs, symbolising the element water. Engraving by E. Baudet, 1695, after F. Albani.
  • Galatea riding a scallop shell chariot over the seas accompanied by Neptune, nymphs and cherubs, symbolising the element water. Etching by F. Bartolozzi, 1796, after F. Albani.
  • Admiral Rodney stands between Britannia and Neptune. Etching by J. Gillray, 1782.
  • Neptune presiding over a businessman making money through investment and a man drinking beer; representing the phlegmatic temperament. Etching by J.D. Nessenthaler.
  • Neptune presiding over a businessman making money through investment and a man drinking beer; representing the phlegmatic temperament. Etching by J.D. Nessenthaler.
  • Henry Dundas, Viscount Melville (in Highland costume), bleeds Neptune while Alexander Trotter holds a bowl to catch the guineas which flow from the incision; representing Trotter's embezzlement of public funds and Melville 's alleged connivance. Coloured etching by I. Cruikshank, 1805.