Claude Lorrain
Mercury and Argus,
Maker
Title
Mercury and Argus
Medium
etching
Materials/Techniques
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)
Type
Credit
Gift of Dr. Charles Bradley
Object Number
48.065
Mercury and Argus
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)
Exhibition History
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