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Writing desk, decorated with Mercury in a chariot drawn by a horse among the clouds
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Writing desk, decorated with Mercury in a chariot drawn by a horse among the clouds

anonymous · 1820 · gild; mahogany (wood); bronze (metal); marble (rock); looking glasses; gilding (material); spruce (wood); wood (plant material); oak (wood)

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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Secretary made of oak and pine veneered with mahogany. At the corners on the front, two free-standing columns are placed on bases. The base and the capital, which carries a painted sphere, are of gilded bronze, as is the hardware under and on the doors and the writing surface; that of the upper drawer in the projecting frieze, supported by the columns, depicts Mercury in a chariot drawn by a horse in the clouds. Behind the writing surface are mirrors and shelves. Grey-veined marble top.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Subjects
furnituredesksecretary
Credit lineSecretaire, o.a. versierd met Mercurius op een door een paard getrokken wagen in de wolken. 1820. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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