Author: François Ragot (fl. 1630s-1670), after Jacob Jordaens (1593-1678) published by Antoine Trouvain (1652?-1708)
Title: Antique print, engraving | Mercury and Argus, published ca. 1700, 1 p.
Description: Mercury seated beside the sleeping Argus drawing his sword, while four cows graze behind him and a dog sits in the foreground; after Jacob Jordaens.Inscribed at bottom in Latin and French: Centum oculos Argus vigili cercice gerebat,...With the address of the publisher: Gravé par François Ragot, et se vendent a Paris Chez A. Trouvain sue S.t Jacques au G.d Monarque. Avec privilege du Roy.The address was clearly modified, therefore the publication has to be postbponed to the end of the seventeenth century, when Antoine Trouvain (1652?-1708) was active.[NL] Argus valt in slaap en Mercurius grijpt naar zijn zwaard om de als herder geklede man te doden. Achter hen staan koeien waaronder de witte koe Io. Antieke gravure door François Ragot . Engraving on laid paper, with margins; total: 456 x 591 mm; some damages on the margins, traces of handling, some traces of foldings on the corners, overall in good condition.
Keywords: Allegories|Animals|blind|Fables|French|Greek|Literature|Music|Old Master Prints|Water
Title: Antique print, engraving | Mercury and Argus, published ca. 1700, 1 p.
Description: Mercury seated beside the sleeping Argus drawing his sword, while four cows graze behind him and a dog sits in the foreground; after Jacob Jordaens.Inscribed at bottom in Latin and French: Centum oculos Argus vigili cercice gerebat,...With the address of the publisher: Gravé par François Ragot, et se vendent a Paris Chez A. Trouvain sue S.t Jacques au G.d Monarque. Avec privilege du Roy.The address was clearly modified, therefore the publication has to be postbponed to the end of the seventeenth century, when Antoine Trouvain (1652?-1708) was active.[NL] Argus valt in slaap en Mercurius grijpt naar zijn zwaard om de als herder geklede man te doden. Achter hen staan koeien waaronder de witte koe Io. Antieke gravure door François Ragot . Engraving on laid paper, with margins; total: 456 x 591 mm; some damages on the margins, traces of handling, some traces of foldings on the corners, overall in good condition.
Keywords: Allegories|Animals|blind|Fables|French|Greek|Literature|Music|Old Master Prints|Water
Price: EUR 242.00 = appr. US$ 263.02 Seller: Antiquariaat Arine van der Steur
- Book number: K80167
- Book number: K80167