Mercurius, RP-T-00-480-9(V), Antoon Derkinderen, between 1900 and 1903

Identification title(s): mercury. Object type: sketchbook sheet object number: rp-t-00-480-9(v). Inscriptions / marks: annotation, handwritten in pencil: 'mercury - science - art - crafty/ [. . ]'. Description: mercury wears a winged hat and caduceus, a staff encircled by two snakes. Sheet 9 verso from a sketchbook with 45 sheets. Manufacture. Manufacturer: illustrator: antoon derkinderen. Dating: 1900 - 1903. Physical characteristics: pencil. Material: paper pencil. Subject: what: (story of) mercury (hermes), caduceus (staff with two snakes, attribute of mercury). Acquisition: unknown 1995. Date: between 1900 and 1903.