Mercury (Roman deity)
![Philemon and Baucis providing food and shelter for Jupiter [Zeus] and Mercury [Hermes] who are disguised as travellers. Engraving after Sir P.P. Rubens.](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/V0048194/full/600%2C/0/default.jpg)
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A dying man surrounded by fantastic and mythological figures. Coloured etching.
Reference: 16062i
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Mercury (Hermes) holding the caduceus. Oil painting after Raphael.
Raphael, 1483-1520.Reference: 44607i- Pictures
The story of Cupid and Psyche: Mercury sent by Jupiter to summon the gods to decide on the marriage of Cupid and Psyche. Engraving by N. Dorigny, 1693, after Raphael.
Raphael, 1483-1520.Date: 1693Reference: 11601i
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A cart laden with coins in sacks is dragged by a group of devils who are lashed by men armed with whips; representing William Wood's scheme to improve the Irish coinage. Engraving, 1724.
Date: 1724Reference: 575565i
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A red-faced king stands in a red robe, flanked by a queen and the deity Mercury in green clothes; representing a stage in the process of alchemy. Coloured etching, ca. 18th century.
Reference: 38627i