Neptune and Amphitrite
XVIII century. Grey-brown wash, Pencil ground.Not on display
This drawing is a copy of Dorigny’s engraving from 1644 that reproduces one of the panels in the vestibule of the gallery of Diana in the Palace of Fontainebleau painted by Simon Vouet, The Four Elements. This one depicts Water. The Museo del Prado keeps a series of drawings that are copies of this print, including Love Ordering Chaos (D002022).
Pérez Sánchez, Alfonso E., Catálogo de Dibujos. Vol. III. Dibujos Españoles Siglo XVIII. C-Z, Madrid, Ministerio de Cultura, 1977, p.112
