Publisher:

Johann Georg Hertel, German, 1719–1768  Search this

Etcher:

Johann Baptist Klauber, German, 1712 – 1787  Search this

Joseph Sebastian Klauber, German, ca. 1700 – 1768  Search this

Medium:

Etching on paper

Type:

Print

Made in:

Augsburg, Germany

Date:

mid- 18th century

Catalogue Status:

Research in Progress

Description:

Rocaille cartouche showing Mercury, as messenger of the gods, flying through the air, and below a genius smoking a fire. Inscribed at top: “MERCURIUS”. Suite from series no. 273.

Credit Line:

Museum purchase from General Acquisitions Endowment

Accession Number:

1960-74-6

Restrictions & Rights:

Usage conditions apply

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Data Source:

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq4ffaa88fd-a8e7-4e93-90cf-38284167780b

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:chndm_1960-74-6