Caption

Bas relief of the Hôtel des Douanes in Rouen, depicting Hermes among merchandise, Bas-relief en pierre, de N. Coustou, a l'Hotel des Douanes de Rouen, page, photomechanical print, number: 'Pl. IX.', photographer: N. Oberlender, cliché maker: N. Oberlender (possibly), c. 1885 - in or before 1895, N. Oberlender, photographer, cliché maker, paper, collotype, photoprint, height 138 mm x width 230 mm, (story of) Mercury (Hermes), sculpture (relief, sculpture), trade, commerce and finance, A stone semicircular relief set within a rounded arch shows several sculpted human figures and decorative objects arranged along a horizontal base. At the center a seated, partially draped male figure wears a winged helmet and holds a staff in one hand while resting the other on a rock or cloth; his legs extend outward with one foot touching a rectangular object. To his left a reclining childlike figure holds a lyre near a curved ornamental element that resembles a shell or cartouche, with stacked padded shapes nearby. To his right a muscular, seated male figure leans toward two smaller childlike figures who cling to a large rounded vessel and a draped block; additional vessels and ropes lie on the ground in front of them. The relief surface shows carved stone texture and shadowing within the arch and a plain masonry background behind the figures.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A98_355

License type

Rights managed

Available size

53.7Mb (10.0Mb) / 16.8in x 12.4in / 5045 x 3721 (300dpi)

Keywords

Bas relief Hôtel des Douanes Rouen depicting Hermes merchandise Bas-relief en pierre de N Coustou l'Hotel Douanes de Rouen page photomechanical print number Pl Ix photographer N Oberlender cliché maker c 1885 - 1895 paper collotype photoprint height 138 mm x width 230 mm story of Mercury Hermes sculpture relief trade commerce finance stone semicircular relief set within rounded arch several sculpted human figures decorative objects arranged horizontal base center seated partially draped male figure wears winged helmet holds staff hand resting rock cloth legs extend outward foot touching rectangular object left reclining childlike figure holds lyre near curved ornamental element resembles shell cartouche stacked padded shapes nearby right muscular seated male figure leans two smaller childlike figures cling large rounded vessel draped block additional vessels ropes lie ground front them relief surface carved stone texture shadowing within arch plain masonry background figures