Art, literature & history
Mercury and Argus (Mercure et Argus)
1662
- Dating
- Exact year
- Held at
- National Gallery of Art
- Medium
- etching
- Collection no.
- 1952.8.238
- Attribution
- By the artist
- Image rights
- NGA Open Access — public domainLicense details
Claude Lorrain. Mercury and Argus (Mercure et Argus). National Gallery of Art. NGA Open Access — public domain. Compressed full-frame reproduction.
Collection: National Gallery of Art
About this artwork
Mercury and Argus (Mercure et Argus) — Claude Lorrain. 1662.
Medium: etching.
Dimensions (museum labels retained): .
Collection: National Gallery of Art, Washington. Accession 1952.8.238. Rosenwald Collection.
Museum holding does not establish current display.
Source: National Gallery of Art, CC0 collection metadata, retrieved 9 September 2026.
Location checked Sep 9, 2026. This does not indicate whether the work is on display.