Richard earlom, after claude gellée
mercury and battus (landscape with apollo guarding the herds of admetus and mercury stealing them)
etching and mezzotint printed in brown on laid paper, ca. 1775
claudio de lorena's original painting (from 1654) was destroyed in a fire at holkham hall (uk) in 1870. Details:
artist: richard earlom, english, 1743 - 1822
artist: after claude gellée, french, 1600-1682
publisher: john boydell, english, 1719-1804
title: mercury and battus
date: ca. 1775
medium: etching and mezzotint printed in brown on laid paper
dimensions:
- plate: 8 1/8 x 10 1/8 in. (20. 7 x 25. 7 cm)
- sheet: 11 1/8 x 14 in. (28. 2 x 35. 5 cm)
credit line: gift of mrs. James e. Scripps
accession number: 09. 1s454.
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