Gallery›Wellcome Collection›Venus and Neptune sit on the scallop shell chariot amidst the waves, surrounded by nymphs and mermen: symbolising the element water. Engraving by L. Desplaces, 1718, after Louis de Boullongne.
Venus and Neptune sit on the scallop shell chariot amidst the waves, surrounded by nymphs and mermen: symbolising the element water. Engraving by L. Desplaces, 1718, after Louis de Boullongne.
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Venus and Neptune sit on the scallop shell chariot amidst the waves, surrounded by nymphs and mermen: symbolising the element water. Engraving by L. Desplaces, 1718, after Louis de Boullongne.

Louis de Boullongne · 1718

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Lettering: Aqua. Terram alo fæcundans: sterno sæpe omnia: per me nauta parat quæcumque solum natale negavit. ... Lud. de Boullongue inv et pinxit. L. Desplaces sculp, 1718.

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