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ClassificationsWorks of Art on Paper

Artist Claes Jansz. Visscher (Dutch, 1587 - 1652)

Mercury Decapitates Argus

Date16th-17th Century

Credit LineGift of Walter S. Melion and John M. Clum

Dimensions4 3/16 x 5 13/16 in. (10.6 x 14.8 cm)

Object number2017.036.129

ProvenanceEx coll. Walter S. Melion and John M. Clum, United States, purchased from Christopher Mendez, London, England.

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Not on view

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