Van der Doort c.1639

(Paulus van Vianen)

Mercury piping Argos to sleep

Walpole Society reference (1960): 
WS 98, № 4
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: 
Cabinet Room
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: 
Unknown