Description: Anfititre (Salacia) and the dolphin sent by Poseidon (Neptuno).Artist: unknown. Signed with 'E.'.Watercolor dated on 7th February 1873 in cyrillic characters.Description: interesting drawing depicting Anfititre and the dolphin sent by Poseidon to convinced her to marry him. Numbered on paper as 17.Size: 41x44,5 cms.Condition: good. A woman drawn on the back side.The god Poseidon (Neptuno according to Roman mithology) wanted to marry Anfitrite (Salacia according to Roman mithology), but she was in great awe of her distinguished suitor, and to preserve her virginity, with grace and celerity she managed to glide out of his sight, and hid from him in the Atlantic Ocean. The grieving Neptune sent a dolphin to look for her and persuade the fair nymph to return and share his throne. Anfitrite agreed to marry Poseidon and the King of the Deep was so overjoyed at these good tidings that the dolphin was awarded a place in the heavens, where he now forms a well known constellation Delphi
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Type: Watercolor
Year of Production: 1873
Material: Watercolor
Subject: Mithology
