A shop card with an image of a ship being loaded with goods in Florence. Mercury turns to a woman (emblem of Florence) with a sampling of the goods of the region at her feet. On the right, workers carry loads of goods onto a ship as the merchant look...
Engraved trade card depicting Mercury and other allegorical figures, possibly advertising the work of James Bolton who traded in the City of London between 1779 and 1792
"Portrait bust of the Honble Peniston Lambe, turned in profile to left on a ledge, wearing winged helmet of the god, oval design; after a sculpture by Anne Seymour Damer, from a series of engravings after her work."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title etched below image.
Publisher:
Publish'd as the act directs June 26, 1790, by James Roberts, Hogarth's Passage, Oxford; and J. Jones, No. 75 Great Portland Street, London
Subject (Name):
Lambe, Peniston, 1773-1805, and Mercury (Roman deity)
A cherubic Mercury (left) and Jupiter (right) sit on a rock in a mountainous and tree-dotted landscape. Mercury holds his caduceus in his left arm and rests his foot on a small shield (?) while Jupiter seated on the ground to the right, holds his arm ...
Description:
Title from item.
Publisher:
Printed for Carington Bowles, No. 69 in St. Pauls Church Yard, London
Subject (Name):
Mercury (Roman deity) and Jupiter (Roman deity)
Subject (Topic):
Children, Caduceus, Roosters, Swans, Nudes, and Myths
A satire on British reform efforts using the story of Io, who was abducted by Jupiter and changed into heifer. The figure of Mercury, wearing winged sandals and hat and holding two horns, stands on the right looking down at a large sleeping man with g...
Description:
Title from text below image.
Publisher:
T. McLean
Subject (Name):
Ovid, 43 B.C.-17 A.D. or 18 A.D. and Mercury (Roman deity)
Subject (Topic):
Reform, Cows, Newspapers, Boxes, and Clubs (Weapons)