The daughters of Aglaura (Mercury and Herse), Wenceslaus Hollar, 1625–77

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The daughters of Aglaura (Mercury and Herse), 1625–77, Etching, only state, Sheet: 3 1/4 × 3 13/16 in. ( × cm) cut outside borderline, Prints, Wenceslaus Hollar (Bohemian, Prague 1607–1677 London), After Adam Elsheimer (German, Frankfurt 1578–1610 Rome), Mercury and Herse; the seven daughters of Aglaura holding baskets of flowers walk along a country path to the right towards a temple, Mercury flying above, within an oval. Related to a painting by Paul Bril and Elsheimer in the collection of the Duke of Devonshire at Chatsworth, copying figures from center

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Size: 4825px × 3882px
Photo credit: © Artokoloro / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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