Mercury and the Carver · Centre for Early Modern Visual Culture

Title: Mercury and the Carver
Period: 1750-1800;
Description: The scene is taken indoors, 2 men (Mercury and Carver) are in Carvers shop, they are both pointing at a statue in the image and are discussing prices about Mercury wanting to buy some of them. There are multiple statues on a table and other tools and objects on the ground, there is also a chair on the ground and what looks to be a garbage can. Behind the two men there seems to be a large opening or window looking outside.
Image Creator: Annoymous (Anonymous);(); Annoymous (Anonymous); ()
Type: Text; Engraving
Identifier: mta:28752
Language: eng
Source Name: The Fables of Aesop
Parent Collection: E6 - Fables translated from AEsop. Engravings by A. Walker. (1760); E6 - Fables translated from AEsop. Engravings by A. Walker. (1760)
Image: mta_28752_OBJ.jpg
Collection: Aesop's Fables
Subject: Humans; Statues; Mercury (Roman Diety); Carvers (Decorative Artists)