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Arion riding on a dolphin playing the lyre
pen and bistre over a black chalk sketch
20.5 × 36.8 cm (sheet)
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Felton Bequest, 1923
Public domain
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Artwork Details
Place/s of Execution
Italy
Inscription
inscribed above image: Giovanni Battista Carraciolo / Born 1580, died 1641 (Walpole or J. Richardson Snr's hand)
inscribed on reverse: 6 lines the above in Hors Walpoles handwriting / [more probably Jonothan Richardson Senior (1665-1745) of lugt 2993 / oprheus in sybris, inter Delphinas Arion virg. Ecl. (oprheus in sybris, inter Delphinas Arion underlined) / how the celebrated musician Arion was compelled by the sailors to leap on board, with hisbyre (?); that they might posses (...illeg.)
inscribed in pencil: Giovanni Battista Caracciolo / born 1580, died 1641
inscribed: No. 10
Accession Number
1278.690-3
Department
International Prints and Drawings
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of the Joe White Bequest
Subjects (general)
Religion and Mythology
Subjects (specific)
Ancient Greek (culture or style) centaurs dolphins (animals) folk tales gods (deities) lyres myths pirates