Claude Lorrain

Mercury and Argus

Maker

Claude Lorrain (French, 1600-1682), designer

Title

Mercury and Argus

Year

1662

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

etching

Supports

Dimensions

15.4 x 21.4 cm (6 1/16 x 8 7/16 inches) (plate)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Lettered LR, below image: "Claudio Gillee inven. in Roma 1662 co licenza de superiori"

Blindstamped with the collector's mark of Prince Nikolaus Esterhazy (Vienna, 1765-1833; Lugt 1966)

Marks: RISD Museum stamp in brown ink on verso
Prince Nikolaus Esterhàzy collector mark on recto (Lugt 1966)

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Dr. Charles Bradley

Object Number

48.065

Type

Exhibition History

Prints and Drawings with a Classical Reference
Dec 15, 1965 – Jan 09, 1966

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Tombstone

Claude Lorrain (French, 1600-1682), designer
Mercury and Argus, 1662
etching
15.4 x 21.4 cm (6 1/16 x 8 7/16 inches) (plate)
Gift of Dr. Charles Bradley 48.065

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