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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
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Subjects (general)
Religion and Mythology
Subjects (specific)
Ancient Greek (culture or style) centaurs dolphins (animals) folk tales gods (deities) lyres myths pirates