Identification title(s): scylla flees from glaucus. Object type: print object number: rp-p-ob-37. 066. Catalog reference: the illustrated bartsch 21-3(3). The illustrated bartsch 20. Wallace 101. Bartsch 20. Inscriptions / marks: collector's mark, verso, stamped: lugt 240. Description: the sea nymph scylla fleeing from glaucus who, on the left, with a beard and a wriggling fish tail, extends his arms to her. Glaucus was a fisherman who, after eating magic herbs, turned into a sea centaur and fell in love with scylla. Manufacture. Manufacturer: printmaker: salvator rosa (mentioned on object). Place of manufacture: italy. Dating: ca. 1661. Physical features: etching and drypoint with plate tone. Material: paper technique: etching / drypoint / plate tone. Dimensions: plate edge: h 350 mm × w 233 mm. Topic: what: scylla fleeing from glaucus. Acquisition: transfer of management 1816. Date: circa 1661.
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