Van der Doort c.1639

Giulio Romano

Mermaid, with 7 breasts whereon suck many young mermaids

Walpole Society reference (1960): 
WS 35, № 2
Frame: 
blue gilded frame
Provenance: 
Mantua piece
Gift / Exchange / Bought / Inherited: 
Bought
Hang notes: 
above the door
Original Manuscript page number: 
MS. Ash. 1514, f. 47
Charles II inventory c1666: 
Whitehall, no. 156, 91 x 94
Identification certainty: 
Identified
Sale Inventory c.1649-51

Giulio Romano