Mercury Inventing the Lyre

Artist: John Raphael Smith; Painter: After James Barry; Publisher: John Boydell

Mercury seated on shore with back to rocks; primitive lyre in lap; cupid behind holding broken string; winged figure ar right carrying flaming torch

Date

1775

In our collection

since November the 16th, 2008 up to now

Dimensions

11 1/2 x 14 7/8 in. (29.21 x 37.78 cm) (image) 12 x 18 7/16 in. (30.48 x 46.83 cm) (sheet) 18 1/16 x 22 1/8 in. (45.88 x 56.2 cm) (mat)

Location

Not on View

Medium

Mezzotint

Price

Composition