Author: Prenner, Anton Joseph (1683-1761) after Boeckhorst, Jan (1604 c.-1668)
Title: [Original print, etching] Mercury beholds Herse, ca 1728/Mercurius aanschouwt koningsdochter Herse.
Description: Mercury falling in love with Herse.From Theatrum artis pictoriae quo tabulae depictae quae in Caesarea Vindobonensi Pinacoteca servantur leviore caelatura aeri insculptae exhibentus ab Antonio Iosepho de Prenner, 4 vols., Vienna 1728-1733. Central plate, no frame. Lettered below:' ALT 44 LAT 67 unc. IOANNI BOCHHOORST PINX. JvPrenner incidit.' Numbered on top right corner: 85. Etching on paper, pasted on cardboard with handwritten inscription; total: 165 x 225 mm; some dirt on the bottom right corner, some smudges on the corners, where the print is mounted, otherwise in good condition.

Keywords: Allegories|Belgium|Book illustrations|Love|Women