64 results filtered with: Mercury (Roman deity)
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Mercury [Hermes]. Etching by N. Le Mire after C. Eisen.
Eisen, Charles, 1720-1778.Reference: 11262i
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Astronomy: Mercury with his caduceus, in his chariot, drawn by cockerels. Engraving by C. Lasinio after Raphael, 1516.
Raphael, 1483-1520.Reference: 46385iPart of: I sette pianeti dipinti da Raffaele d'Urbino nella Sala Borgia del Vaticano.
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The magi sheltering in a cave on the way to Bethlehem; here representing mercury converted into sulphur, at the moment of its fixation in the alchemical process. Coloured etching after etching, 17th century.
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At the request of John Law, Deception blinds the world, thus obscuring the disastrous consequences of Law's financial schemes. Etching by Pieter van den Berge, 1720.
Berge, Pieter van den, active 1689-1737.Date: [1720?]Reference: 814387iPart of: Groote tafereel der dwaasheid.
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Mercury flying off with the head of Argus whose decapitated body lies on the ground. Red chalk drawing.
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Mercury (Hermes) offering a golden apple to Paris. Etching by P. Aquila after Annibale Carracci.
Carracci, Annibale, 1560-1609.Date: [between 1670 and 1679?]Reference: 11618iPart of: Paintings by Annibale Carracci in the Palazzo Farnese, Rome. Etchings by P. Aquila after Annibale Carracci.
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Astronomy: various apocalyptic scenes, including a comet, lightning, and French soldiers. Coloured lithograph, [c.1847?].
Date: 1847Reference: 46298i
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A garden pond with nine large exotic birds, two potted plants and a statue of Mercury. Etching by J. G. Thelott, 18th century, after S. Kleiner.
Kleiner, Salomon, 1700-1761.Date: [between 1700 and 1799]Reference: 26641i- Pictures
Cupid and Mercury (Hermes). Etching after B. Luti, 17--.
Luti, Benedetto, 1666-1724.Date: [between 1700 and 1799?]Reference: 2200282i- E-books
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The marriage of Philology and Mercury / translated by William Harris Stahl and Richard Johnson, with E. L. Burge.
Martianus Capella.Date: 1977- Pictures
The story of Cupid and Psyche: Venus and Cupid before Jupiter and the council of the gods: Jupiter declares that Cupid must marry Psyche, who is brought by Mercury into their presence. Engraving by the Master of the Die, 15--, after M. Coxie, 153-.
Coxcie, Michel, 1499-1592.Date: [between 1500 and 1599]Reference: 2952299i
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Mercury lies dying from cholera, surrounded by ministers; representing the sickly state of the French economy in the 1830s. Coloured etching, c. 1832.
Date: [1832]Reference: 16429i
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Mercury (Hermes): the Roman god. Photograph by Alinari.
Date: 1870Reference: 576660i- Pictures
Hermes (Mercury) holding the caduceus with a nude man wearing a plumed feather head-dress seated on the back of a peacock. Etching by C.M. Metz after G.F.M. Mazzola, il Parmigianino.
Parmigianino, 1503-1540.Date: 1800-1900Reference: 589428i
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The god Mercury, with Venus in the background, tries to teach Cupid to read. Engraving by R. Gaillard, 1744, after Van-Loo le pere.
Vanloo, le pere.Date: 1744Reference: 29091i- Pictures
Bombario as Aesop mocks monkeys eating cabbage, who represent investors in the Dutch share boom of 1720. Etching, 1720.
Date: [1720?]Reference: 814377iPart of: Groote tafereel der dwaasheid.
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Mercury [Hermes]. Engraving by Cook, 1789, after G. Volpato and R. Morghen.
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Mercury discovering the caduceus. Photographic postcard by Neurdein frères after A. Idrac, 191-.
Date: [between 1910 and 1919?]Reference: 2045569iPart of: The James Gardiner Collection.
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Mercury [Hermes] as god of trade presenting the continents to Britannia. Etching by C. Grignion after S. Wale.
Wale, Samuel, -1786.Reference: 11259i- Pictures
Astronomy: the god Mercury; representing the planet Mercury. Engraving by N. Dorigny, 1695, after Raphael, 1516.
Raphael, 1483-1520.Date: [1695]Reference: 46377iPart of: Raphaelis Sanctii Urbinatis planetarium
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Mercury in his chariot, riding across the heavens. Engraving by J. Sadeler after M. de Vos.
Vos, Maarten de, 1532-1603.Reference: 46361i- Pictures
Jupiter as the god of the sky and Mercury as the god of trade pass over the land on a cloud; below, men engaged in speculative share dealings in the Dutch share boom of 1720. Etching, 1720.
Date: [1720?]Reference: 2500242iPart of: Groote tafereel der dwaasheid.- Pictures
The flying figure of Mercury holding the legend of the Freeholder magazine. Etching by J. Lodge after O. Neale.
Neale, O.Reference: 27272i- Pictures
Mercury turns Aglauros into a black stone for blocking his access to her sister Herse. Engraving by Moitte after Veronese.
Veronese, 1528-1588.Date: [between 1700 and 1799]Reference: 2804553i
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Two peasants hold a red robe; cherubs blow wind and Mercury rests on water below; representing a stage in the process of alchemy. Coloured etching, ca. 18th century.
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