Untitled.

Fabulous engraving of Hermes (Roman=Mecury) the Roman God and patron god of financial gain, commerce, animal husbandry and eloquence. He is depicted holding the kerykeion, wearing winged sandals, a winged cap, flanked by a rooster and a goat.  

Jacob van Campen (1596-1657) was a Dutch artist and architect, he designed a number of major buildings in the Netherlands, among which are the Mauritshuis, Paleis Noordeinde, and the Amsterdam town hall.

Jacob Vennekool (c. 1630-1680) was a famous Amsterdam architect. He supplied the drawings.

Hubertus Quellinus (1619-1687) was a Flemish engraver from the Baroque period.