Aeneas and Mercury, 1654, Etching and engraving; fifth state of five,the plate reduced, as published in 1697 or 1698, Plate: 10 1/4 × 7 11/16 in. (26 × 19.5 cm), Prints, After Franz Cleyn (German, Rostock 1582–1658 London), 1 of 30 illustrations etched by Hollar for an edition of The Aeneid. In a square in Carthage, Mercury approaching Aeneas from the air, warning him to leave the city; Ascanius and a middle-aged man standing by at right; stone mason working at centre foreground, workmen shovelling stones and carrying stone blocks at left, others working on buildings in background; statue of Diana in a niche at right; coat of arms below image at centre
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Aeneas, Mercury, 1654, Etching, engraving, fifth state, five, plate reduced, published, 1697, 1698, Plate, 10 1/4, 7 11/16, 26, 19.5 cm, Prints, After Franz Cleyn, German, Rostock, 1582–1658, London, 1, 30 illustrations etched, Hollar, edition, Aeneid, square, Carthage, Mercury approaching, air, warning, leave, city, Ascanius, middle-aged man, standing, right, stone mason, working, centre foreground, workmen shovelling, stones, carrying stone, blocks, left, buildings, background, statue, Diana, niche, coat, arms, image, centre
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