Caption

The Amsterdam Stock Exchange, View of the courtyard of the Hendrik de Keyser Stock Exchange, print, with various figures in the square. At the top center a banner with the title. Below left Mercury with a caduceus and a money bag., 1668 - 1699, printmaker, paper, etching, engraving, height 119 mm x width 172 mm, courtyard, (story of) Mercury (Hermes), purse, money-bag, caduceus (staff with two snakes, attribute of Mercury), Exchange, Bourse, Amsterdam, Hendrik de Keyser Stock Exchange, A wide architectural courtyard framed by long colonnaded buildings with rows of arched openings and many windows; a central building at the far end rises with a clock tower topped by a small cupola; groups of people in period dress gather and walk across the tiled courtyard, some standing in small clusters and others near the arches; a winged, draped male figure with a helmet and flowing cloak floats in the sky above the courtyard holding a bag in one hand and a staff in the other; clouds fill the upper sky.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26B34_273

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Keywords

Amsterdam Stock Exchange View courtyard Hendrik de Keyser Stock Exchange print various figures square top center banner title left Mercury caduceus money bag 1668 - 1699 printmaker paper etching engraving height 119 mm x width 172 mm story of Mercury Hermes purse money-bag staff two snakes attribute Exchange Bourse Amsterdam wide architectural framed long colonnaded buildings rows arched openings windows central building far rises clock tower topped small cupola groups people period dress gather walk across tiled courtyard standing small clusters near arches winged draped male figure helmet flowing cloak floats sky courtyard holding bag hand clouds fill upper sky