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Mercury (Roman deity)

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  • Mercury, an agent of the Terror, carries Capucin Chabot naked towards a furnace; recording the turnover of human life during the Terror in the French Revolution. Coloured aquatint, ca. 1794.
  • Mercury discovering the caduceus. Photographic postcard by Neurdein frères after A. Idrac, 191-.
  • Mercury. Photographic postcard, 191-.
  • Philemon and Baucis providing food and shelter for Jupiter [Zeus] and Mercury [Hermes] who are disguised as travellers. Engraving after Sir P.P. Rubens.
  • Minerva, as goddess of the arts, shaking hands with Italia; behind them Mercury, the messenger god. Engraving by F. Bartolozzi, 1789, after Burney.
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    A dying man surrounded by fantastic and mythological figures. Coloured etching.

    | Reference: 16062i
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    Mercury (Hermes) holding the caduceus. Oil painting after Raphael.

    Raphael, 1483-1520. | Reference: 44607i
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    The story of Cupid and Psyche: Mercury sent by Jupiter to summon the gods to decide on the marriage of Cupid and Psyche. Engraving by N. Dorigny, 1693, after Raphael.

    Raphael, 1483-1520. | Date: 1693 | Reference: 11601i
    Part of: Psyches et Amoris nuptiae ac fabula.
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    A cart laden with coins in sacks is dragged by a group of devils who are lashed by men armed with whips; representing William Wood's scheme to improve the Irish coinage. Engraving, 1724.

    | Date: 1724 | Reference: 575565i
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    A red-faced king stands in a red robe, flanked by a queen and the deity Mercury in green clothes; representing a stage in the process of alchemy. Coloured etching, ca. 18th century.

    | Reference: 38627i
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