Mercury
Print
02/04/1777 (published)
02/04/1777 (published)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
Print showing a young boy (Mercury) wearing a winged hat and holding a rope in his left hand. In the background is a landscape and a building.
Object details
| Categories | |
| Object type | |
| Title | Mercury (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Mezzotint on paper |
| Brief description | 'Mercury'. Mezzotint by John Dean after Sir Joshua Reynolds (PRA), 1777. |
| Physical description | Print showing a young boy (Mercury) wearing a winged hat and holding a rope in his left hand. In the background is a landscape and a building. |
| Style | |
| Marks and inscriptions | 'Sir Joshua Reynolds pinxt. John Dean fecit Mercury Published as the Act directs 2d. April 1777 by R. Sayer & J. Bennett No.53 Fleet Street.' (Lettered) |
| Credit line | Bequeathed by Rev. Alexander Dyce |
| Subjects depicted | |
| Bibliographic reference | DYCE COLLECTION. A Catalogue of the Paintings, Miniatures, Drawings, Engravings, Rings and Miscellaneous Objects Bequeathed by The Reverend Alexander Dyce. London : South Kensington Museum : Printed by G.E. Eyre and W. Spottiswoode for H.M.S.O., 1874. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | DYCE.2897 |
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| Record created | April 21, 2010 |
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