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New Year's card with Mercury and Argus
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New Year's card with Mercury and Argus

anonymous · 1825 · pen; etching; colour; calligraphy; paper; ink

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

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Greeting card with an inscribed cartouche within a decorative frame depicting Mercury and Argus. Handwritten message in calligraphy (Fair card) by Grietje Sijmons. Note: "Olij" appears to be a transcription error for "aan" (to) her uncle and godfather. Numbered bottom right: 87.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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printpopular printwensbriefIo as a cow watched by Argus
Credit lineWensbrief met Mercurius en Argus. 1825. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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