Mercury and Cupid - Hand-Colored Etching after Le Sueur - 19th Century

Original hand-colored etching of Mercury, wearing the winged petasus and holding the caduceus, flying toward Cupid reclining on the clouds between two nymphs. After a composition by Eustache Le Sueur (1616-1655): drawn by Séb. Le Roy, etched by Chataigner and finished by Villerey.

Medium: Etching and engraving, hand-colored
Artist / after: Eustache Le Sueur (composition); Séb. Le Roy (drawing)
Engraver: Chataigner; finished by Villerey
Date: 19th century
Dimensions: 14.6 x 9.1 in (37 x 23 cm)
Condition: Good condition; color fresh, mounted in a mat