Two Bronze Tritons from Nicolaes Witsen’s Collection
It recently emerged that two bronze ‘doorknobs’ in the Rijksmuseum collection, decorated with Tritons blowing conch shells and with inlaid silver discs, came from the renowned collection of the Amsterdam merchant and burgomaster Nicolaes Witsen. They were listed in 1728 in the catalogue of the sale...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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The Rijksmuseum Publications Department
2017-12-01
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| Series: | The Rijksmuseum Bulletin |
| Online Access: | https://bulletin.rijksmuseum.nl/article/view/10068 |