Galatea, carried by dolphins and accompanied by nymphs and tritons, is watched from the shore by Polyphemus. Engraving by Agostino dalla Via after G. Lazzarini.
- Lazzarini, Gregorio, 1657-1730.
- Date:
- [between 1700 and 1709?]
- Reference:
- 3048084i
- Pictures
About this work
Publication/Creation
[Venice?] : [publisher not identified], [between 1700 and 1709?]
Physical description
1 print : line engraving ; platemark 70.8 x ca. 96.7 cm
Lettering
Galatée triomphe sur l'onde. Tout cède à son pouvoir, l'on remply tous ces voeux. Ces graces, sa beauté qui non point de seconde Encouragent à l'aymer, et les hommes et les dieux. Dédiée à son excellence Madame la marquise de Charmont ambassadrice de France à Venise par son tres humble serviteur J. Louis Vatin. Greg. Lazarini pinx. Augustinus à Via Veronensis sculp.
Bears joined coats of arms, presumably of the dedicatee and her husband
Creator/production credits
The dedicatee is Louise Elisabeth de Marcillac, wife of Joseph Hennequin de Charmont (d. 1731), French ambassador to the Venetian Republic 1701-1704
Reference
Wellcome Collection 3048084i
Type/Technique
Languages
Where to find it
Location Status Access Closed stores