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Monochrome engraving showing an embellished gate surrounding an elaborate fountain, with a figure (with the iconography of Poseidon) standing by a leashed dolphin, from whose mouth a stream of water issues. Text in a box below reads, "Una delle otto Grotte, che sono compartite di longo il giardino basso tutte differenti per l'inventione delle fontane". Below, the figure is labeled "fig. XX" and the artist names are given.


whales
1674-01-02
PERMANENT COLLECTION
Hart Nautical
Tasniere, G.
ink; paper
10 1/2 in x 6 3/4 in
Italy: Torino