Mercury with a bowl of severed animal heads, Martin Baes, c. 1614 - c. 1631, Mercury offers a nobleman a bowl of severed animal heads. The heads are those of a duck, peacock, boar, buck and deer. Beneath the representation is the motto: Delige, quos diligas. Page from an emblem book, on the verso side text in Latin., print maker: Martin Baes, (mentioned on object), Douai, (possibly), c. 1614 - c. 1631, paper, engraving, h 96 mm × w 60 mm

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