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Print, Jupiter and Mercury as Guests of Philemon and Baucis

This is a Print. It was after Adam Elsheimer and print maker: Hendrick Goudt. It is dated 1612. Its medium is engraving on paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

This object was bequest of George Campbell Cooper. It is credited Bequest of George Campbell Cooper.

Its dimensions are

21.3 × 21.8 cm (8 3/8 × 8 9/16 in.)

It has the following markings

Watermark: scheme of Churchill 267; the right side is missing

It is inscribed

With the caption of four lines in the bottom margin. A poem of four verses, and the dedication of the print to the artist's father with the date.

Cite this object as

Print, Jupiter and Mercury as Guests of Philemon and Baucis; Print Maker: Hendrick Goudt (Dutch, 1583 - 1648); After Adam Elsheimer (German, active Italy, 1578 - 1610); Netherlands; engraving on paper; 21.3 × 21.8 cm (8 3/8 × 8 9/16 in.); Bequest of George Campbell Cooper; 1896-3-115

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