Amphitrite in his Chariot and Mercury
XVIII century. Grey-brown wash, Pencil ground on laid paper.Not on display
This drawing is a fragmentary copy of the right side of Dorigny’s print from 1651 that reproduces one of the paintings by Simon Vouet that decorate the gallery of the Hotel Segnier in Paris, The Marriage of Thetis and Peleus. The Museo del Prado keeps another related drawing; a copy of Dorigny’s print, Olympus (D002021).
Pérez Sánchez, Alfonso E., Catálogo de Dibujos. Vol. III. Dibujos Españoles Siglo XVIII. C-Z, Madrid, Ministerio de Cultura, 1977, p.111
