Mercury Turning Battus to Stone

Herman van Swanevelt Dutch

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Title: Mercury Turning Battus to Stone
Artist: Herman van Swanevelt (Dutch, Woerden (?) ca. 1603–1655 Paris)
Medium: Etching
Dimensions: sheet: 7 13/16 x 10 1/2 in. (19.9 x 26.7 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: Bequest of Phyllis Massar, 2011
Object Number: 2012.136.579
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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