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Hieronymus Cock

Mercury with the Head of Argus in His Hand, 1558

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series Title

Landscapes with Biblical and Mythological Scenes

Medium

etching on laid paper

Dimensions

sheet (trimmed to plate): 22.4 × 32.4 cm (8 13/16 × 12 3/4 in.)

Credit Line

Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

Catalogue Raisonné

Hollstein, no. 14

Accession Number

1979.2.1

Artists / Makers

Hieronymus Cock (artist) Netherlandish, 1518 - 1570

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Inscription

bottom left, in plate: Mercurius Argum interficit; bottom left, in plate: Cock fecit 1558

Provenance

Rev. John Burleigh James [1811-1891], Shropshire, England (Lugt 1425)

Associated Names

James, John Burleigh Rev.
Mulder, Frederick, Mr.

Bibliography

1949: Hollstein, F.W.H. et al. Dutch and Flemish etchings, engravings and woodcuts, ca. 1450-1700. 72 Vols. Amsterdam: Menno Hertzberger, 1951: vol. IV (Cock), no. 14.

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