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Mercury and Battus
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Mercury and Battus

Francisque Millet

Date unknown

Medium

Oil on canvas

Tags

LandscapesMenMercuryMountains

Dimensions

47 x 70 in. (119.4 x 177.8 cm)

Collection

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

H. O. Havemeyer Collection, Bequest of Mrs. H. O. Havemeyer, 1929

Classification

Paintings

Department

European Paintings

Rights

Public Domain

About Francisque Millet

1642–1679 • Kingdom of France

French painter. The little that is known about his life is derived from the chapter on Flemish, German and Dutch painting in Le Comte’s work (1699). Comment on works: Landscapes Comment on works: Painter; Landscape

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