Black and white engraving of a wide landscape with a seated figure at lower left, a stone bridge, trees, and a man herding cattle on a path.

Apollo and Mercury, engraved landscape with cattle

An engraved landscape showing a seated figure by a rocky shore at lower left, with a stone bridge, a tower, and tall trees beyond. A standing figure drives cattle along a path near the center, and a Latin inscription runs along the lower margin.

Artist: Giovanni Volpato
Date: ca. 1790
Medium: Engraving on paper
Source: Smithsonian (Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum)
Size: 2948 × 4000 px

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Public domain · Smithsonian (Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum) releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1795).
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Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Smithsonian Institution, Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

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Apollo and Mercury, engraved landscape with cattle

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