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Hermes battling Argus

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1623007


Item data

Title

Hermes battling Argus

Collection

Wonders: Images of the Ancient World
Mythology -- Mercury

Names

Fourquemin, fl. 1835-1853 (Lithographer)
Housselin, Alexis Louis Pierre (Delineator)

Date / Origin

Date Issued: 1844 - 1861

Library Location

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection

Subjects

Mercury (Roman deity)
Hermes (Greek deity)
Bulls
Daggers & swords
Hides & skins
Fighting
Mythology, Greek
Io (Greek mythology)
Argos (Greek mythology)

Genres

Illustrations

Notes

Content: Written on border: "Mercury wearing a short tunic covered with a fawn skin and a chlaena [chiton?] is combating Argus whom he is about to decapitate. Io transformed into a cow flees being freed from Argus' guardianship. Blayds Collection, England."
Source Note: Elite des monuments céramographiques : matériaux pour l''histoire des religions et des moeurs de l''antiquité. (Paris : Leleux, 1844-1861) Lenormant, Charles (1802-1859), Author.

Physical Description

Lithographs
Extent: image diameter 14 cm

Identifiers

Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): f30b9130-c5be-012f-9c2f-58d385a7bc34

Rights

The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

Type Of Resource

Still Image

Date Issued

1844

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "Hermes battling Argus" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1844 - 1861. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/f30b9130-c5be-012f-9c2f-58d385a7bc34

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. (1844 - 1861). Hermes battling Argus Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/f30b9130-c5be-012f-9c2f-58d385a7bc34

Chicago/Turabian Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "Hermes battling Argus" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 18, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/f30b9130-c5be-012f-9c2f-58d385a7bc34

Wikipedia citation

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