Vries, E. de, Punt, Jan, Vignette with Mercury as Eloquence, verso - stamped, Mercury stands on a block in a landscape. In his hands he holds the caduceus and an olive branch. Above him hang three laurel wreaths on a rope. Behind him a statue of a sphinx and figures working on the land. He is flanked by a river god with the coat of arms of Amsterdam as a personification of the Amstel and two swans. In the background a meadow and in the distance a view of Amsterdam. In an ornamental frame with hat, cornucopia and two cartouches., print, prints, height 254 mm, width 190 mm, Noord-Nederlands, 1711-04-02 - 1779-12-18, print maker, printmaker, 1726 - 1779, paper, papier, etching, etchings, engraving, engraving (printing process), Work conception
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Vries, E, de, Punt, Jan, Vignette, Mercury, Eloquence, verso - stamped, Mercury stands, block, landscape, hands, holds, caduceus, olive branch, hang three laurel wreaths, rope, statue, sphinx, figures working, land, flanked, river god, coat, arms, Amsterdam, personification, Amstel, two swans, background, meadow, distance, view, ornamental frame, hat, cornucopia, two cartouches, print, prints, height 254 mm, width 190 mm, Noord-Nederlands, 1711-04-02 - 1779-12-18, print maker, printmaker, 1726 - 1779, paper, papier, etching, etchings, engraving, printing process, Work conception
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