Identification title(s): jupiter and mercury in the house of philemon and baucis. Object type: print object number: rp-p-ob-6734. Catalog reference: hollstein dutch 276-2(3). Inscriptions / marks: collector's mark, verso, stamped: lugt 240. Description: jupiter and mercury are sitting at the table in the house of the elderly couple philemon and baucis. Philemon pours wine to jupiter. Baucis tries to catch a fleeing goose, but mercury stops her and indicates that he recognizes the old woman. Manufacture. Manufacturer: printmaker: cornelis galle (i) (mentioned on object), after a design by: jan van den hoecke (mentioned on object), publisher: rombout van de velde (mentioned on object). Place of manufacture: southern netherlands. Dating: 1586 - 1650. Physical features: engraving. Material: paper technique: engraving (printing process). Dimensions: plate edge: h 274 mm × w 343 mm. Subject: what: philemon and his wife baucis hospitably entertain jupiter and mercury in travelers' guise; possibly a goose, which they try to kill for the occasion, flies to the visitors for refuge. Acquisition: transfer of management 1816. Date: between 1586 and 1650.
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