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Vignette with Poetry and Mercury
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Vignette with Poetry and Mercury

Jan Punt · 1745 · etching; engraving; paper

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

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Poetry speaks with raised hand to a man writing at his desk. In the background, Mercury looks on.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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printwriting-table, writing-desk'Poesia' (Ripa)
Credit lineVignet met Poëzie en Mercurius. 1745. Jan Punt. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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