34 results filtered with: Mercury (Roman deity)
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Mercury turns Aglauros into a black stone for blocking his access to her sister Herse. Engraving by Moitte after Veronese.
Paolo VeroneseDate: [between 1700 and 1799]Reference: 2804553i
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Two peasants hold a red robe; cherubs blow wind and Mercury rests on water below; representing a stage in the process of alchemy. Coloured etching, ca. 18th century.
Reference: 38626i
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A three headed monster in an alchemical flask, representing the composition of the alchemical philosopher's stone: salt, sulphur, and mercury. Watercolour painting by E.A. Ibbs.
Ibbs, Edith A.Date: 1900-1909Reference: 38824i- Pictures
A man with the head of a pig jumps through a hoop held by a figure with the hat of Mercury and a shield as the circus master holds a ring and whip and an audience look on. Lithograph, ca. 1840/1845.
Date: [1845?]Reference: 627427i
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The Thames as a gateway to foreign trade routes. Etching by J. Barry, 1791.
James BarryDate: May 1 1791Reference: 12117i
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Mercury, an agent of the Terror, carries Capucin Chabot naked towards a furnace; recording the turnover of human life during the Terror in the French Revolution. Coloured aquatint, ca. 1794.
Date: 1794Reference: 16028i
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Mercury (Hermes). Photograph by Alinari.
Date: 1870Reference: 576653i
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Mercury. Photographic postcard, 191-.
Date: [between 1910 and 1919?]Reference: 2045641iPart of: The James Gardiner Collection.
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Neptune presiding over a businessman making money through investment and a man drinking beer; representing the phlegmatic temperament. Etching by J.D. Nessenthaler.
Nessenthaler, Johann David, 1717?-1766.Reference: 26892i