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Mercury with his caduceus pursues Hersé [i.e. Herse], who wears a pearl necklace ; Behind them are two Athenian ephebes

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Title
Mercury with his caduceus pursues Hersé [i.e. Herse], who wears a pearl necklace ; Behind them are two Athenian ephebes
Names
Housselin, Alexis Louis Pierre (Engraver)
Fourquemin, active 1835-1853 (Lithographer)
Millin, A. L. (Aubin Louis), 1759-1818 (Creator)
Collection

Wallach Division Picture Collection

Costume -- Ancient -- Greece

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1844 - 1861
Topics
Mercury (Roman deity)
Clothing & dress -- Greece -- To 499
Greeks -- To 499
Men -- Clothing & dress -- Greece -- To 499
Staffs (Sticks) -- To 499
Women -- Clothing & dress -- Greece -- To 499
Young adults -- Greece -- Athens -- To 499
Herse (Greek mythology)
Genres
Prints
Notes
Content: Printed on border: "T. III." "Pl. XCIV." Written on border: "From vases [illegible] by Millin." Image has foxing.
Source note: Elite des monuments céramographiques : matériaux pour l''histoire des religions et des moeurs de l''antiquité. (Paris : Leleux, 1844-1861) Lenormant, Charles (1802-1859), Author.
Physical Description
Extent: 1 print : b ; 21 x 30 cm. (8 1/2 x 11 3/4 in.)
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b17566905
Barcode: 33333159254404
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 024385b0-c549-012f-1f27-58d385a7bc34
Rights Statement
The copyright and related rights status of this item has been reviewed by The New York Public Library, but we were unable to make a conclusive determination as to the copyright status of the item. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use.

Item timeline of events

  • 1844: Issued (Approximate)
  • 2014: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

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The New York Public Library. (1844 - 1861). Mercury with his caduceus pursues Hersé [i.e. Herse], who wears a pearl necklace ; Behind them are two Athenian ephebes Retrieved from https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e0-f125-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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Mercury with his caduceus pursues Hersé [i.e. Herse], who wears a pearl necklace ; Behind them are two Athenian ephebes