Identification title(s): minerva reunites mercury and the personification of nature. Object type: print object number: rp-p-1878-a-868. Inscriptions / marks: collector's mark, verso, stamped: lugt 2228. Description: the god mercury kneels before the personification of nature and holds her hand. Minerva stands next to the two and makes a gesture of approval. Manufacture. Manufacturer: printmaker: louis fabritius dubourg (mentioned on object), after own design by: louis fabritius dubourg (mentioned on object). Place of manufacture: amsterdam. Dating: 1720. Physical features: etching. Material: paper technique: etching. Dimensions: plate edge: h 160 mm × w 112 mm. Subject: what: non-aggressive, friendly or neutral activities and relationships of mercury'natura' (allegorical figure or scene; or as diana of ephesos, with many breasts); 'natura' (ripa). Acquisition: purchase jan 7, 1878. Date: 1720.
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