Mercury and Herse
DrawingsDutch17th century

Mercury and Herse

17th century

Artists

Jacob MathamArtist
Classification
Drawings
Medium
Brown ink and wash with white opaque watercolor over black chalk on beige antique laid paper
Culture
Dutch
Century
17th century
Division
European and American Art
Department
Department of Drawings

Dimensions

27.5 × 42.5 cm (10 13/16 × 16 3/4 in.)

Provenance

[Hill Stone, New York], sold; to George Abrams, Boston, 2008, gift; to Harvard Art Museums, 2020

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