Mercury with the Severed Head of Argus and Juno inserting his Eyes into the Peacock's Tail
Note that the work cited here is only a possible match with the seventeenth-century record
Van der Doort c.1639
WS 98, № 5
(Paulus van Vianen)
Mercury has cut off Argos's head
Walpole Society reference (1960):
Measurements (Van der Doort):
7½in x 0in (19 x 0cm)
Frame:
round black frame
Provenance:
Lord Cottington
Gift / Exchange / Bought / Inherited:
gift
Notes:
Group of 7 round pieces all from Ovid
Hang notes:
side of the middle window
Location:
Room description extended:
One of the 35 Bronze bass-reliefs all set in round or square black frames from Lord Cottington within the last three years to give to your majesty
Original Manuscript page number:
Windsor MS., f. 35 and V&A MS, f. 45, no 36 (WS 213)
Interpreting the text:
The text in brackets comes from the V&A Manuscript
Identification certainty:
Possible