Frieze with a Triton and Mermaid holding up a Shell, Title page from: 'Decorative friezes and foliage' (Ornamenti di fregi e fogliami)
Object type: Print Ornament & Architecture
Department: Drawings and Prints
Portfolio: 'Decorative friezes and foliage' (Ornamenti di fregi e fogliami)
Artist: Stefano della Bella|Nicolas Langlois
Artist bio: Italian, Florence 1610–1664 Florence|French, Paris 1640–1703
Artist role: Artist|Publisher
Artist nationality: Italian|French
Date: ca. 1645–50
Medium: Etching
Dimensions: Sheet: 3 5/16 × 9 13/16 in. (8.4 × 24.9 cm)
Classification: Prints|Ornament & Architecture
Credit line: Bequest of Phyllis Massar, 2011
Accession year: 2012
Tags: Triton|Mermaids|Shells