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Mercury Half-Reclining on a Stone Against Which Two Soldiers Affix an Inscription
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Mercury half-reclining on a stone against which two soldiers are affixing an inscription. Behind Mercury stands on the left the Maid of Liberty, on the right two soldiers. Above this scene two scenes depicting a city under siege. At the bottom two depictions of a bombardment of a port city by warships.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineMercurius half liggend op een steen waartegen twee krijgslieden een opschrift bevestigen. 1694. Jan Luyken. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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