A Sea Nymph and a Triton on a Dolphin

The Metropolitan Museum of Art · Drawings and Prints

A Sea Nymph and a Triton on a Dolphin

Peter Anton von Verschaffelt

Date
18th century
Medium
Pen and gray ink, red chalk, red and gray wash. Framing line in pen and gray ink (possible by the artist).
Dimensions
sheet: 7 1/2 x 10 13/16 in. (19.1 x 27.5 cm)
Object type
Drawing
Classification
Drawings
Object number
2008.250
Credit line
The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 2008

Artist information

Flemish, Ghent 1710–1793 Mannheim

Subjects and terms

  • Triton
  • Nymphs
  • Dolphins

The Met object ID 382850. The source CSV marks this record public domain, the official API identifies it as image-bearing, and the image was reverified as public domain before this page rendered.