Mercury

A bronze rider in a winged helmet raises a slender staff as he sits a rearing horse, its mane flowing and wing-like feathers spreading behind him. The sculpture stands on a rectangular plinth with a central heraldic shield and scrolled corner brackets, shown against a plain gray background.

Look closer: A heraldic shield with ornamental scrollwork is cast on the front of the plinth.

Artist

Antoine Coysevox

Date

early 18th century

Medium

Bronze

Source

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Size

2974 × 3648 px

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Wrightsman, 1971