Mercury, Roman god of commerce, communication, etc. In winged sandals and hat, holding a caduceus, with a lyre behind him. Hermes in Greek myth. Mercure. Copperplate engraving by Jean-Baptiste Patas after a design by Jean-Jacques-François le Barbier from Sylvain Marechal's Le Pantheon, ou les Figures de la Fable, Chez Simon, 16 rue Pagevin, Paris, 1787.

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