Harvard Art Museums > R2051: Mercury Putting Argus to Sleep Prints Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"Mercury Putting Argus to Sleep (Traditionally attributed to Hendrick Goltzius) , R2051,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Nov 24, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/244172. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number R2051 People Traditionally attributed to Hendrick Goltzius, Dutch (Mühlbracht 1558 - 1617 Haarlem, Netherlands) Title Mercury Putting Argus to Sleep Other Titles Alternate Title: Mercury and Argus Series/Book Title: Metamorphoses (Ovid, Book I) Classification Prints Work Type print Date c. 1589 Places Creation Place: Europe, Netherlands Culture Dutch Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/244172 Physical Descriptions Medium Engraving printed in black ink on white antique laid paper Technique Engraving Dimensions plate: 17.5 × 25.4 cm (6 7/8 × 10 in.) sheet: 19.3 × 27.3 cm (7 5/8 × 10 3/4 in.) Inscriptions and Marks inscription: lower sheet margin, graphite, in Randall's hand: H Goltzius inscription: in plate, lower margin ar left and right edges: 17. / 17 inscription: in plate, lower margin, to left and right: Centum oculis vigilem Tegces illusit alumnus, / Æterniq astu iussa parentis obit. // Fallaci cantus modulamine deperit Argus, / Insomnem fopit fistula blanda virum. watermark: RD collector's mark: verso, purple stamp with graphite numbering within: [Randall Collection accession stamp (Lugt 2130) 2051 Provenance Recorded Ownership History John Witt Randall, bequest to his sister. Belinda Lull Randall, gift to Harvard University, 1892. sister of John Witt Randall State, Edition, Standard Reference Number State ii/ii Standard Reference Number New Hollstein 548, Hollstein 524, Bartsch 47, Filedt Kok 79, The Illustrated Bartsch 3020.47 Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Belinda L. Randall from the collection of John Witt Randall Object Number R2051 Division European and American Art Contact am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu Permissions The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request. Verification Level This record has been reviewed by the curatorial staff but may be incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of European and American Art at am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
