Van der Doort c.1639

P [probably standing for Paulus van Vianen]

smaller Mercury piping Argos to Sleep, round

Walpole Society reference (1960): 
WS 99, № 6
Measurements (Van der Doort): 
6in x 0in (15.2 x 0cm)
Provenance: 
Lord Cottington
Gift / Exchange / Bought / Inherited: 
gift
Notes: 
(the second of three pieces, smaller than the 11 Ovid scenes)
Hang notes: 
on the same / other side of the window hanging down one under another
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. 37 and V&A MS., f. 46, no 41
Interpreting the text: 
The text in brackets comes from the V&A Manuscript
Identification certainty: 
Unknown