Lot Essay
The subject is taken from Ovid, Metamorphoses, II:708-832.
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Mercury and Herse
Details
Andries Cornelis Lens (1739-1822)
Mercury and Herse
oil on unlined canvas
82.6 x 104.1 cm
Mercury and Herse
oil on unlined canvas
82.6 x 104.1 cm
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