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Mercury Points a Group of Gentlemen to a Newsprint
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
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Mercury stands before a group of six gentlemen and points them to a news print. Above this scene, a representation of a bombarded city. At the bottom, the attack on a besieged fortress led by a commander on horseback is depicted.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineMercurius wijst een zestal heren op een nieuwsprent. 1700. Jan Luyken. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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