Figure
ca. 1870 (made)
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Figure in biscuit porcelain of Mercury about to slay Argus. Mercury, naked and wearing a winged hat, is seated on a stump with drapery thrown over it, drawing a sword from its sheath with his right hand. Square base.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Biscuit porcelain |
| Brief description | Figure in biscuit porcelain of Mercury about to slay Argus, Royal Copenhagen, Copenhagen, ca. 1870. |
| Physical description | Figure in biscuit porcelain of Mercury about to slay Argus. Mercury, naked and wearing a winged hat, is seated on a stump with drapery thrown over it, drawing a sword from its sheath with his right hand. Square base. |
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| Credit line | Given by Mrs Herbert Allen (Maude Louise Allen) |
| Object history | Copied from the statue by Bertel Thorvaldsen made in 1818. |
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| Accession number | C.164-1922 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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