Triton

TRITON, nd

Watercolour and pencil. 9 x11¾in. (22.9 x 30.4cm.)

Titled on the reverse and inscribed ‘A Telechine’.

Provenance

National Trust bequest.

London, Victoria and Albert Museum

In Greek mythology, Triton, a sea god, was the son of Poseidon. He is usually portrayed as having the head and trunk of a man and, in place of legs, the tail of a fish.

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TRITON, nd Watercolour and pencil. 9 x11¾in. (22.9 x 30.4cm.) Titled on the reverse and inscribed ‘A Telechine’. Provenance National Trust bequest. London, Victoria and Albert Museum In Greek mythology, Triton, a sea god, was the son of Poseidon. He is usually portrayed as having the head and trunk of a man and, in place of legs, the tail of a fish. Back