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Engraved allegory: nude Mercury under an arch, merchants in period dress packing crates and bales, ships in the distance, coats of arms above.

Allegorie op de handel met Mercurius en handelaren

An engraved allegory shows a nude winged figure, Mercury, standing before an arch beneath coats of arms, while merchants in period dress bargain and pack crates of goods in the foreground. Two men wrestle bales near a ship, and a kneeling figure lies at the lower right beside a horse-headed sculpture.

Artist
François van Bleyswijck (mentioned on object)
Date
1681-1746
Medium
Source
Rijksmuseum
Size
4000 × 2967 px
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Public domain · Rijksmuseum marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1746.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Rijksmuseum, image license https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

Español: Alegoría del comercio con Mercurio y comerciantes

Un grabado alegórico muestra una figura desnuda alada, Mercurio, de pie ante un arco bajo escudos de armas, mientras comerciantes con ropa de época negocian y empacan cajas de mercancías en primer plano. Dos hombres manipulan fardos junto a un barco, y una figura arrodillada yace en el ángulo inferior derecho.

Português: Alegoria do comércio com Mercúrio e comerciantes

Uma gravura alegórica mostra uma figura nua e alada, Mercúrio, de pé diante de um arco sob brasões, enquanto comerciantes em trajes de época negociam e embalam caixas de mercadorias em primeiro plano. Dois homens manuseiam fardos perto de um navio, e uma figura ajoelhada jaz no canto inferior direito.