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Mars and Mercury holding a written paper together
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Mars and Mercury holding a written paper together

Jan Luyken · 1697 · etching; paper

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

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Mars and Mercury hold together a written paper. Next to Mars lies a lion with a death's head, behind which a cavalry fight takes place. Next to Mercury lies a travel bag, in the background goods are traded in a harbour. Above this scene two depictions of a siege. At the bottom a scene of a military camp set up near a city.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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titelpaginaprintbagattack ~ siege
Credit lineMars en Mercurius houden samen een beschreven papier vast. 1697. Jan Luyken. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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