A Triton and a Nymph

Object Details

Catalogue Status
Research in Progress
Description
A figure of a Triton bearing a nymph on his back. He faces right and holds two fish in his left hand; a club in his right hand. The nymph is seen in profile, facing left. At lower left, in a tablet, the artist's monogram and the date 1523.
Data Source
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Designer
Hans Sebald Beham, German, 1500–1550
Date
1523
Credit Line
Gift of Leo Wallerstein
Medium
Engraving on laid paper
Dimensions
4.1 × 6.3 cm (1 5/8 × 2 1/2 in.)
Type
figures
Object Name
Print
Type
Print
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