Mercury Collection (page 9)

Martin-type portable Planetarium or Orrery, by Thomas Blunt (fl
MFR135773 Martin-type portable Planetarium or Orrery, by Thomas Blunt (fl.1760-1822) George Newman and Thomas Voigt, c.1808 (brass, silvered brass and ivory) (see also 135772) by English School

Naphtali with a stag and a broken statue of Mercury, from the series The Twelve
5954175 Naphtali with a stag and a broken statue of Mercury, from the series The Twelve Patriarchs, engraving by Dirk Volkertsz Coornhert (1522-90), c.1550 (engraving) by Heemskerck

Bacchanalian, Mercury, Bacchante (engraving)
5200868 Bacchanalian, Mercury, Bacchante (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bacchanalian, Mercury, Bacchante)

Hermes presenting Pandora to King Epimetheus, 1611 (oil on canvas)
3959959 Hermes presenting Pandora to King Epimetheus, 1611 (oil on canvas) by Goltzius, Hendrik (1558-1617); 181 x 256.8 cm; Kunstmuseum, Basel, Switzerland; Dutch, out of copyright

The Judgement of Paris, 1528 (mixed media on wood)
3959938 The Judgement of Paris, 1528 (mixed media on wood) by Cranach, Lucas, the Elder (1472-1553); 84.7 x 57 cm; Kunstmuseum, Basel

Number Seven, Saturn (litho)
908316 Number Seven, Saturn (litho) by English School; Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; English, out of copyright

Aeneas and Mercury (engraving)
812877 Aeneas and Mercury (engraving) by Cleyn, Francis (1582-1658); Private Collection; (add.info.: Aeneas and Mercury. Print made by Wencelaus Hollar)

Mercury Appears to AEneas in a Dream, c. 1770 (etching)
873239 Mercury Appears to neas in a Dream, c.1770 (etching) by Tiepolo, Giandomenico (Giovanni Domenico) (1727-1804); 24.13 x18.42 cm; San Diego Museum of Art

Signed thermometer scale (brass, glass & mercury) (see also 745806)
745805 Signed thermometer scale (brass, glass & mercury) (see also 745806) by Fahrenheit, Daniel Gabriel (1686-1736); length: 11.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Mercure et les trois deesses (engraving)
2793327 Mercure et les trois deesses (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mercure et les trois deesses)

Head of Mercury, from the Temple of Vignole o Falerii (marble)
704099 Head of Mercury, from the Temple of Vignole o Falerii (marble) by Roman; Museo Nazionale Etrusco, Villa Giulia, Rome, Lazio, Italy; out of copyright

Regency stick barometer, Maggi & Ortelli, Exeter, c. 1820 (mahogany, glass & metal)
711011 Regency stick barometer, Maggi & Ortelli, Exeter, c.1820 (mahogany, glass & metal) by English School, (19th century); height: 99 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: with breakarch pediment)

Mercury (bronze) (see also 2967763-5)
2967764 Mercury (bronze) (see also 2967763-5) by Barbedienne, Ferdinand (1810-92); height: 100 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

The Judgement of Paris (fresco)
AII78913 The Judgement of Paris (fresco) by Romano, Giulio (1492-1546) (and workshop); Palazzo Ducale & Museo, Mantua, Lombardy, Italy; Italian, out of copyright

The Gods on Olympus, ceiling painting (fresco)
AII78801 The Gods on Olympus, ceiling painting (fresco) by Viani, Antonio Maria (1555/60-1629); Palazzo Ducale & Museo, Mantua, Lombardy, Italy; Italian, out of copyright

Buddhists representing the stars, sun and moon, from
STC414244 Buddhists representing the stars, sun and moon, from The History and Doctrine of Buddhism by Edward Upham, 1829 (colour litho) by English School

Hermes and the masked dog, illustration from Greek Vase Paintings by J. E. Harrison and D. S
LLM438533 Hermes and the masked dog, illustration from Greek Vase Paintings by J. E. Harrison and D. S. MacColl, published 1894 (digitaly enhanced image) by English School

King Oenomaus, Hippodamia, and Olympian gods, published 1808-10 (colour litho)
STC404441 King Oenomaus, Hippodamia, and Olympian gods, published 1808-10 (colour litho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Naval Mobilisation (engraving)
1041523 The Naval Mobilisation (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Naval Mobilisation)

The Queens Navy in 1887 (engraving)
1046433 The Queens Navy in 1887 (engraving) by Wyllie, William Lionel (1851-1931) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Queens Navy in 1887)

The Judgment of Paris (engraving)
973693 The Judgment of Paris (engraving) by Flaxman, John (1755-1826) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Judgment of Paris)

Mercury by Thorwaldsen (chromolitho)
958169 Mercury by Thorwaldsen (chromolitho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mercury by Thorwaldsen)

Pandora, whom the assembled Gods, endowed with all their gifts
1065278 Pandora, whom the assembled Gods, endowed with all their gifts... 1834 (oil on mahogany panel) by Howard, Henry (1769-1847); Courtesy of the Trustees of Sir John Soanes Museum

Tityrus Restored to his Patrimony, 1877 (w / c and gouache over pencil on paper)
BIR108330 Tityrus Restored to his Patrimony, 1877 (w/c and gouache over pencil on paper) by Palmer, Samuel (1805-81); Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery; English, out of copyright

The Feast of the Gods (oil on canvas)
PWI93868 The Feast of the Gods (oil on canvas) by Balen, Hendrik van the Elder (1575-1632); Louvre, Paris, France; ePeter Willi; Flemish, out of copyright

Poster advertising the Corriere della Sera, printed in Milan
SNG130274 Poster advertising the Corriere della Sera, printed in Milan, 1898 (colour litho) by Hohenstein, Adolfo (1854-1928); Private Collection; Photo eBarbara Singer; Italian, out of copyright

Mercury, Allegorical figure, Hebe, in the old Greek style of attire (engraving)
5200735 Mercury, Allegorical figure, Hebe, in the old Greek style of attire (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mercury, Allegorical figure, Hebe)

Mercury Joining the Hands of France and England, Wedgwood china and blue ball clay bas-relief or tablet designed by
6014461 Mercury Joining the Hands of France and England, Wedgwood china and blue ball clay bas-relief or tablet designed by John Flaxman, 1787 (autotype) by English Photographer

Mercury, 1564 (bronze)
5053384 Mercury, 1564 (bronze) by Giambologna (Giovanni da Bologna), (1529-1608); Museo Nazionale del Bargello, Florence, Tuscany, Italy; Finsiel/Alinari Archives

Mercury Taking Flight, c. 1515 (copper alloy, breccia & wood)
1146671 Mercury Taking Flight, c.1515 (copper alloy, breccia & wood) by Rustici, Giovanni Francesco (1474-1554); 47.9x17.5 cm; Fitzwilliam Museum, University of Cambridge

The Chinese Question, Views of Chefoo Bay and the Harbour at Port Arthur (litho)
1615406 The Chinese Question, Views of Chefoo Bay and the Harbour at Port Arthur (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Chinese Question)

The Judgement of Paris, c. 1913-15 (tempera on paper)
3959920 The Judgement of Paris, c.1913-15 (tempera on paper) by Altherr, Paul (1870-1928); 44 x 58.5 cm; Kunstmuseum, Basel

Regence giltwood mirror with mercury plate, early 18th century (giltwood)
3960470 Regence giltwood mirror with mercury plate, early 18th century (giltwood) by French School, (18th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Giltwood mirror)

A Visit to an Australian Gold Mine (engraving)
1041150 A Visit to an Australian Gold Mine (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Visit to an Australian Gold Mine)

Inner Planets (chromolitho)
3651656 Inner Planets (chromolitho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Inner Planets. Illustration for one of a set of cigarette cards on the subject of Romance of)

Portsmouth Dockyard Illustrated (engraving)
1045128 Portsmouth Dockyard Illustrated (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Portsmouth Dockyard Illustrated)

Mercure, figurine en bronze trouvee dans la Seine, a Paris, en 1849 (engraving)
963570 Mercure, figurine en bronze trouvee dans la Seine, a Paris, en 1849 (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mercure)

Mercury, zinc, antimony etc (colour litho)
3648653 Mercury, zinc, antimony etc (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mercury, zinc, antimony etc)

Musee de Rouen, Statuette de Mercure (engraving)
3645368 Musee de Rouen, Statuette de Mercure (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Musee de Rouen, Statuette de Mercure)

The Solar System (colour litho)
3630293 The Solar System (colour litho) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Solar System)

The Judgement of Paris, c. 1540-60 (oil on wood)
3588383 The Judgement of Paris, c.1540-60 (oil on wood) by SchAopfer, Hans, the Elder (c.1505-69); 32x41 cm; National Museum, Stockholm

Room of Jupiter and Mercury: Mars and Minerva (fresco)
3496546 Room of Jupiter and Mercury: Mars and Minerva (fresco) by Italian School, (16th century); Palazzo Vertemate Franchi, Piuro, Chiavenna, Lombardy

Busts of Mercury and Minerva by Louis Lerambert at Versailles, 1674 (engraving)
2962840 Busts of Mercury and Minerva by Louis Lerambert at Versailles, 1674 (engraving) by Lepautre, Jean (1618-82); Private Collection; (add.info.: From Views and Plans of Versailles)

Mercury (bronze) (see also 2967763-4)
2967765 Mercury (bronze) (see also 2967763-4) by Barbedienne, Ferdinand (1810-92); height: 100 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Les Chersites (engraving)
2783086 Les Chersites (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Les Chersites. Illustration for Journal Des Voyages, 21 June 1891.); © Look and Learn

Archaic Ionian Hydria depicting Hermes pretending to be asleep, from Cerveteri, c
XIR418429 Archaic Ionian Hydria depicting Hermes pretending to be asleep, from Cerveteri, c.530 BC (pottery) by Greek, (6th century BC); Louvre, Paris

Greek red-figure cup, depicting the god Hermes (pottery)
XIR73970 Greek red-figure cup, depicting the god Hermes (pottery) by Greek, (5th century BC); Louvre, Paris, France; Greek, out of copyright

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"Unveiling the Mysteries of Mercury: From Palmistry to Space Exploration" Discover the enigmatic world of Mercury, as we embark on a captivating journey through time and space. In ancient times, palmistry maps of the hand hinted at the significance of this celestial body. Its influence was also depicted in the Catalan Atlas from the 14th century, where its position among other planets revealed its importance in our cosmic tapestry. Artworks depicting our solar system showcase Mercury's unique charm. As we gaze upon these masterpieces, we marvel at its proximity to the sun and its role as one of our neighboring planets. Comparing sizes with other celestial bodies within our solar system, it becomes evident that Mercury is petite yet powerful. Like an emerald tablet inscribed with hidden wisdom, this small planet holds secrets waiting to be unraveled. Sandro Botticelli's masterpiece "Primavera" transports us back in time, reminding us that even Renaissance artists were captivated by Mercury's allure. The vibrant colors and intricate details reflect their fascination with this elusive planet. Moving beyond art into reality, let us not forget iconic symbols like the 1957 red and black Mercury Monterey Sedan. This classic car embodies both elegance and strength – qualities reminiscent of our planetary namesake. Diving deeper into scientific exploration, Project Mercury 7 marked a pivotal moment for humanity as seven brave astronauts embarked on historic missions to conquer space travel. Their courage paved the way for future discoveries about our universe. Epicycles drawn by astronomers in 1823 further shed light on how scientists attempted to understand Mercury's complex orbit around the sun – a testament to human curiosity and determination. As we conclude this journey through various depictions across history and culture, let us immerse ourselves in Hubert Robert's painting "The Bathing Pool. " Here lies a subtle reminder that amidst all knowledge-seeking endeavors lies nature’s tranquility, reminding us to appreciate the wonders of our solar system.