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Hermes and Herse

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection

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Wonders

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Mythology -- Mercury

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Hermes and Herse

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Title
Hermes and Herse
Names
Fourquemin, fl. 1835-1853 (Lithographer)
Housselin, Alexis Louis Pierre (Delineator)
Collection

Wonders: Images of the Ancient World

Mythology -- Mercury

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1844 - 1861
Library locations
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection
Shelf locator: PC WON MYT-Mer
Topics
Mercury (Roman deity)
Hermes (Greek deity)
Herse (Greek mythology)
Decoration and ornament -- Plant Forms -- Greece
Genres
Illustrations
Notes
Content: Written on border: "Mercury with his caduceus walks arm in arm with Hersé who carries a calanthus, or basket. The plants on either side are a flowering rose and a species of laurel. Naples Museum."
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
Lithographs
Extent: 11 x 16 cm
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): f2b6df10-c5be-012f-7b18-58d385a7bc34
Rights Statement
The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

Item timeline of events

  • 1835: Creator Born
  • 1844: Issued (Approximate)
  • 1853: Creator Died
  • 2020: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "Hermes and Herse" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1844 - 1861. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e4-1a09-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "Hermes and Herse" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 22, 2024. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e4-1a09-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

APA Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. (1844 - 1861). Hermes and Herse Retrieved from https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e4-1a09-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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Hermes and Herse