Mercury and Battus, Metamorphoses by Ovid, print, inscription: 'Ovide, Traduction du Ryer, Bruxelles 1670, n. 67', printmaker: Crispijn van de Passe (II), after design by Claes Moeyaert, 1630 - 1702, paper, engraving, etching, height 165 mm x width 225 mm, Print possibly used in: Les Metamorphoses d'Ovide en latin et françois, Translated by Pierre de Ryer. Brussels: François Foppens, 1677. Or in the 1702 edition. The series was started in the De Passes' studio but never completed during their lifetime, see Van der Waals, 1988, Battus is bribed with a heifer as hush-money., A classical engraving shows a partially clothed standing male figure wearing a hat with winged decoration and draped fabric, holding a long curved staff and looking toward a seated older male figure who is also partially clothed and holding a staff. Surrounding them are several animals including a horse behind the standing figure, a reclining cow in the foreground, another cow with visible horns to the right, and a g...
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Mercury and Battus, Metamorphoses by Ovid, print, inscription: 'Ovide, Traduction du Ryer, Bruxelles 1670, n. 67', printmaker: Crispijn van de Passe (II), after design by Claes Moeyaert, 1630 - 1702, paper, engraving, etching, height 165 mm x width 225 mm, Print possibly used in: Les Metamorphoses d'Ovide en latin et françois, Translated by Pierre de Ryer. Brussels: François Foppens, 1677. Or in the 1702 edition. The series was started in the De Passes' studio but never completed during their lifetime, see Van der Waals, 1988, Battus is bribed with a heifer as hush-money., A classical engraving shows a partially clothed standing male figure wearing a hat with winged decoration and draped fabric, holding a long curved staff and looking toward a seated older male figure who is also partially clothed and holding a staff. Surrounding them are several animals including a horse behind the standing figure, a reclining cow in the foreground, another cow with visible horns to the right, and a goat with curled horns. Trees and rocky landscape elements appear in the background, and the scene is rendered in fine engraved lines and shading.

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Mercury Battus Metamorphoses Ovid print inscription Ovide Traduction du Ryer Bruxelles 1670 n 67 printmaker Crispijn van de Passe Ii design Claes Moeyaert 1630 - 1702 paper engraving etching height 165 mm x width 225 mm Print Les Metamorphoses d'Ovide en latin et françois Translated Pierre de Ryer Brussels François Foppens 1677 1702 edition series was started De Passes studio never completed lifetime see Van der Waals 1988 bribed heifer hush-money classical engraving partially clothed standing male figure wearing hat winged decoration draped fabric holding long curved staff looking seated older male figure also partially clothed staff Surrounding them several animals horse standing figure reclining cow foreground another cow visible horns right goat curled horns Trees rocky landscape elements background scene rendered fine engraved lines shading

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